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Map of Cyprus from 1873-1874 CE, while under Ottoman control. Public Domain via Wikimedia.

History

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

October 21, 2026

Close-up of a seal impression on a mudstopper from Saqqara tomb S3503 with serekhs (rectangular symbols that were used to frame an Egyptian king’s name in the Early Dynastic period). Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society; used with permission from the author.

Digital Archaeology

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

October 1, 2026

Nahal Omer textile collection: a. Supplementary weft cotton; b. Ikat cotton; b. Wool fragment; d. Green cotton with Ikat patch e. wool and cotton; f. Supplementary weft cotton; g. silk.

Archaeological Method

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

September 17, 2026

Featured Articles

Gate of the Khirbet en-Nahas fortress looking to the east. In the background, the north-eastern wall. © J.M. Tebes

Arabian Peninsula

A Desert Revolution – Transformations in Northwestern Arabia and the Arid Southern Levant in the Late 2nd Millennium BCE

October 15, 2020

Lion Gate, Hattusa, early 14th century BCE. (KapuskaCoFabli / Wikimedia Commons)

Chronology & Dating

Tree Rings, Drought, and the Collapse of the Hittite Empire

February 23, 2023

Amber scaraboid from Vetulonia. Photo courtesy of the author.

Art

Scarabs in Pre-Roman Italy

April 26, 2022

Figure 5. Expedition staff and laborers, 1926. Badè Museum photographic archive 85 N P.I. 01. Colorized lantern slide. Courtesy of the Badè Museum, Pacific School of Religion.

History of the Field

Archaeological Laborers of 20th-Century Palestine

June 15, 2023

A young Cyrus offers a cup of wine to Astyages, King of the Median Empire. Tapestry in wool and silk from the van der Borcht workshop, after a drawing by Maximiliaann De Hase, 1772-76. Digital Image via The Clothworkers’ Company (CLC/TN/002), Public Domain.

History

The Myth of the Servant: A New Tale of Kingship from the Ancient Near East

March 19, 2026

Recent Articles

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

Featured Articles

A Desert Revolution – Transformations in Northwestern Arabia and the Arid Southern Levant in the Late 2nd Millennium BCE

Tree Rings, Drought, and the Collapse of the Hittite Empire

Scarabs in Pre-Roman Italy

The Myth of the Servant: A New Tale of Kingship from the Ancient Near East

Language Death—The Case of Akkadian

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