Wine Production in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Winemaking is an ancient practice in the Levant. But when the Franks arrived during the Crusades they brought their own techniques.
Rethinking Austen Henry Layard
Scholars and others associate Austen Henry Layard with the site of Nineveh. But a fuller appreciation of the man, and his accomplishments, must reckon with his work as a diplomat,
Soviet Assyriology and its Aftermath
Like all aspects of academic, Soviet Assyriology took shape during the Stalin era. But as with Soviet life in general, the search for strict rules of history only highlighted contr
Ancient Egyptian Texts for the Afterlife?
Ancient Egyptian funerary texts have been a source of fascination since their discovery. But do these texts describe a coherent vision of an afterlife, or is that a 19th century ac
The Rise of Silver Coinage in the Ancient Mediterranean
Why was money invented? Metals had been mined and exchanged with other commodities for millennia. But the 7th century BCE Greek city-states had a new idea.