From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road
When people think of the archaeology of Israel, the Silk Road is not usually the first association that comes to mind. A new virtual exhibition—From Trash to Treasure—aims to c
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
A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure
October 2023 | Vol. 11.10 By Michael Denis Higgins The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria on the Mediterranean coastline of Egypt existed for 1600 years, through three major political
The Bible in Arabic
may 2022 | Vol. 10.5 By Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala The earliest references to Arabic translations of the Bible date back to the pre-Islamic period, although at the present time we h
Myth and Marvel: Medieval Muslim Writings on Ancient Egypt
Medieval Muslim scholars could not read ancient Egyptian writing. They therefore understood the past through the lenses of literary genres, myths, and the Quran.
Silk Textiles in the Southern Levant
The Hebrew word for silk appears only twice in the Bible. But after 400 CE, as Christianity and pilgrimage expanded, silk from Egypt and Syria began to appear, and to be preserved