2023 – 10

October 2023

Vol. 11, No. 10

Saint Mark is shown on his way to Alexandria, symbolized by the Islamic Pharos, in this mosaic from 1270 CE. Basilica di San Marco, Venezia. Image in public domain

A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure

October 24, 2023

Figure 1: Sites used in our analysis that had house size data. (Image: Squitieri and Altaweel 2022)

How Empires and Cities in the Ancient Near East Accelerated Wealth Inequality

October 19, 2023

Figure 2: Collapsed prehistoric structures along the shoulders of Mesa 7 on Wadi al-Qattafi. Photo by A. C. Hill.

Beyond the Fertile Crescent: Life in the Black Desert

October 12, 2023

Figure 5: Relief sculpture showing a hunting dog involved in a lion hunt. From the so-called Alexander Sarcophagus from the ‘Ayaa Necropolis in Sidon. Late 4th century BCE. Photograph: Jessica Nitschke

Dogs as Part of the Social Fabric of Iron Age Settlements

October 5, 2023

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