Feb 22 Blog
By: Robin Ngo
Was child sacrifice really practiced at ancient Carthage? In BAR, Patricia Smith discusses the research she and her team conducted on the cremated remains from the Carthage Tophet.
Jul 27 Blog
One of the most debated questions in the study of the ancient world is whether or not the Carthaginians practiced human sacrifice—more specifically, the sacrifice of infants. Recent studies have provided comprehensive evidence that the Carthaginians really did sacrifice their own children.
Jul 5 Blog
Tel Gezer’s first excavator, R.A.S. Macalister, believed there was a “high place” dedicated to child sacrifice at the Canaanite site. William G. Dever disagrees.
Dec 9 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
On December 14, 2016, Brien Garnand, Assistant Professor of Classics at Howard University, will deliver the lecture "Carthage and the Forgotten Phoenicians in the Ancient Mediterranean" in the D.C. area.
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