Local Communities and Archaeological Sites: A Case Study at Dougga in Tunisia
August 2023 | Vol. 11.8 By John Whitehouse and Sami Harize The site of Dougga (ancient Thugga), located approximately 110 km southwest of Tunis, has been occupied since the 6th ce
Goddesses of Myth and Cultural Memory
may 2022 | Vol. 10.5 By Emilie Kutash Goddesses, it seems, are still among us today. The contemporary goddess movement reflects a quest for an antidote to male divinity and a means
The Social Context of Writing in Ancient Ugarit
April 2022 | Vol. 10.4 By Philip Boyes We often ask, what is writing? A better question is, who is writing? It is very easy to approach ancient writing as something rather abstract
Cultural Heritage and Human Rights in Ukraine
March 2022 | Vol. 10.3 By Andrew Overman The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a tragedy of unspeakable proportions. The human toll and the cruel inhumanity displayed before the eyes
Were There Sumerians?
February 2022 | Vol. 10.2 By Paul Collins The Sumerians can seem very familiar. They have been understood as a distinct people, speaking a common language, who occupied the alluvia