Eggstraordinary Objects
February 2021 | Vol. 9.2 By Tamar Hodos In the interconnected world of the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Egyptians, ostrich eggs were coveted by elites across the Med
Fish Sauces – The Food that Made Rome Great
January 2021 | Vol. 9.1 By Benedict Lowe Recent research has done much to stress the importance of fish in the ancient Roman diet. But there were many ways to consume fish. The mos
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Donkeys, Domestication and Early Bronze Age Society
Capable of carrying heavy loads over rough terrain, the humble donkey was the jeep of late prehistory. Can we determine when and how they were domesticated?
The Genesis of the Near Eastern Pig
Pigs are among the very oldest domesticated animals in the Near East with evidence going back past 9000 BCE. But unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Europe, pig popularity in the
Servant Figurines from Egyptian Tombs: Whom Did They Depict, and How Did They Work?
Scholars have interpreted servant figurines in Egyptian tombs as anonymous toys designed to come to life. But a closer look suggests they may have represented a deeper relationship