“The Egyptian,” King of Moab
March 2023 | Vol. 11.3 By Mattias Karlsson The royal inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian kings Esarhaddon (680–669 BCE) and Ashurbanipal (668–631 BCE) mention a king of Moab named
Are Possession and Other Spirit Phenomena Depicted in the Hebrew Bible?
March 2023 | Vol. 11.3 By Reed Carlson Pop culture tropes have often had an outsized influence on how laypersons and scholars alike conceive of possession and other similar spirit
The “Tomb of Absalom”: The Earliest Judeo-Christian Place of Pilgrimage in Jerusalem
March 2023 | Vol. 11.3 By Joe Zias The so-called Tomb of Absalom in Jerusalem is one of the more popular pilgrimage sites since the Late Roman period. It is also one of the most en
The Emergence of Edom: Recent Debate
March 2023 | Vol. 11.3 By Piotr Bienkowski Did the Iron Age kingdom of Edom emerge in the 10th century BCE from a nomadic polity that developed sophisticated copper production and
Achieving Divinity: “Golden Mummies of Egypt” at Manchester Museum
March 2023 | Vol. 11.3 By Campbell Price An international touring exhibition “Golden Mummies of Egypt”, consisting of 107 objects from Manchester Museum, has recently returned
What Can Mythological Narratives tell us about Mycenaean Long-Distance Trade in the Bronze Age?
February 2023 | Vol. 11.2 By Jörg Mull Locations of Mycenaean Pottery Finds in the Mediterranean basin. Map by Olav Ode. The Late Bronze Age (ca. 1600 to 1150 BCE) was a time of u
Tree Rings, Drought, and the Collapse of the Hittite Empire
February 2023 | Vol. 11.2 By Eric Cline The recent Nature study about drought and the fall of the Hittite Empire doesn’t just make for good headlines, it adds to our knowledge
Cuneiform Mathematics: Outstanding Techniques in a System of Texts
February 2023 | Vol. 11.2 By Carlos Gonçalves Mathematical cuneiform documents from various sites and periods provide a wealth of information about the conceptualization and pract
Absences, Archaeology, and the Early History of Monotheistic Religions in the Near East
February 2023 | Vol. 11.2 By Robin Derricourt In my writing I use archaeology and history together to understand phenomena of the deep past. I have authored survey volumes on inter
The Earliest Mention of the Placename Sinai: The Journeys of Khety
February 2023 | Vol. 11.2 By Julien Cooper Well before Moses ascended “Mount Sinai” and received the revelation from God, Egyptian officials penetrated the rugged vales of the