The Curious Case of Pyramid Peppermint
Was peppermint actually found in ancient Egyptian pyramids? Retailers of peppermint products like to say so. What’s the truth, and where did this factoid come from?
The Land at the End of the Empire: The Roman Eastern Border in Mesopotamia
October 2024 | Vol. 12.10 By Rocco Palermo On a cliff overlooking the Tigris River, circa 90 kms North of Mosul in what is now northern Iraq, lies a small cemetery, locally known (
Person, Place, and Object: Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine
October 2024 | Vol. 12.10 By Megan Nutzman Malaria, battle wounds, pregnancy, scorpion stings, sciatica: these are just a few of the medical concerns that regularly appear in ancie
What is the Future of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra?
September 2024 | Vol. 12.9 By Maamoun Abdulkarim and Jacques Seigne During the summer of 2015, ISIS terrorists detonated explosives within the Sanctuary of Bel, completely destroyi
Osiris Must Die – Understanding the Practice of “Menacing the Gods” in Ancient Egyptian Magic
September 2024 | Vol. 12.9 By Franziska Naether Ancient Egyptian magical texts offer a rich repository of spells and incantations designed to manipulate divine forces for diverse p
Jerusalem and Charlemagne
August 2024 | Vol. 12.8 By Jodi Magness On Christmas day, 800 CE, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. At the ceremony, which took place in Rome, the
Phoenician Trade Associations in Ancient Greece
August 2024 | Vol. 12.8 By Denise Demetriou The Phoenicians — famed seafarers, traders, and master craftsmen of the ancient Mediterranean — crisscrossed the sea connecting a va
Crucial Labor: The Overlooked Contributions of Women in Western Egyptology
July 2024 | Vol. 12.7 By Kathleen Sheppard Women did much of the work that Western Egyptology has depended on for centuries. Often, the history of Western Egyptology foregrounds th
Is it Ethical to Continue Excavating the Dead in the Ancient Near East?
July 2024 | Vol. 12.7 By Lesley A. Gregoricka Around the world, bioarchaeologists are beginning to come to terms with the ethical ramifications of working with the bodies of the de
Ancient Near Eastern Rulers and their Delegations in 18th Dynasty Egyptian Tombs
June 2024 | Vol. 12.6 By Mohy-Eldin E. Abo-Eleaz The victories of Pharaohs in their northern campaigns during the first half of the 18th Dynasty earned Egypt’s rulers entrance in