The Ancient Near Eastern World
Oct 7
Love, War, and Diplomacy and the Bronze Age
By: Ellen Morris
Love, War, and Diplomacy The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed By Eric H. Cline (Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press, […]
Oct 5
The Face of God
When people today say, “God sees me,” they are often communicating their sense that God knows what they are going through, e.g., they do not […]
Oct 2
Mining and Merchants in Ancient Arabia
Archaeological work at the site of Al-Ma’mala in Al-Aqiq Governorate, Al-Baha (Saudi Arabia) is beginning to reveal a substantial early Islamic settlement associated with mining, […]
Sep 14
Uncovering the UAE’s Early Christian Community
During renewed excavations at the monastery of Sir Bani Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates, archaeologists made a remarkable find: a plaster plaque of […]
Sep 13
The Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the best-known surviving texts from the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–332 BCE), due almost entirely to its proposed connection […]
Sep 11
The Expanding World of Biblical Archaeology
By: Clinton J. Moyer
Since the first issue of Biblical Archaeology Review was published 50 years ago, the landscape of biblical archaeology—both literal and figurative—has expanded in remarkable ways. […]
Sep 8
The Temple on Mount Gerizim—In the Bible and Archaeology
By: Megan Sauter
Temples have been found throughout the ancient Near East. What went on at these sites? Along with reconstructing architectural remains, can scholars piece together ancient worship practices? […]
Aug 30
The Expulsion of the Hyksos
By: Noah Wiener
In the 16th century B.C.E., Ahmose I overthrew the Hyksos and initiated the 18th Dynasty and the New Kingdom of Egypt. Recent archaeological discoveries at Tel Habuwa shed new light on Ahmose’s campaign.
Aug 28
Did Midian Have a Brand?
For decades, archaeologists have known a distinctive kind of pottery as “Midianite Pottery.” These beautifully painted vessels were associated with ancient Arabia yet found at […]
Aug 27
Is the World’s Oldest House Church in Dura-Europos?
Once an impressive stronghold of the Roman Empire, the city of Dura-Europos, located along the banks of the Euphrates River in eastern Syria, is a […]
