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Stacked bowls inside of the remains of a Cypriot pithos at Tel Burna. Courtesy Susnow et al

Jul 1 Blog

Tel Burna’s Cypriot Pithoi

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

While Cypriot pithoi were commonly used in maritime shipping during the Late Bronze Age (c. 1550–1200 BCE), few have ever been found in the southern […]

Sep 6 Blog

Crossroads of Cultures

By: BAS Staff

The Penn Museum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania www.penn.museum The Eastern Mediterranean Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia (commonly known as […]

Aug 9 Blog

When Did Saul Become Paul?

By: John Drummond

It is arguable that other than Jesus himself, no one has been more influential on the development of Christianity than the apostle Paul. One can […]

Jul 17 Blog

Cypriot Tombs Yield Spectacular Treasures

By: Clinton Moyer

Editor’s Note: This blog article contains images of human skeletal remains. In one of the most impressive Mediterranean discoveries ever made, the University of Gothenburg’s […]

Jugs

Sep 23 Blog

Business or Pleasure? Narcotics used in Canaanite Cult

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Were Bronze Age Canaanites on drugs? Apparently so. To be fair, drug use across the ancient world was much more common than one might think, […]

Jul 4 Blog

Mothers, Goddesses, and Fertility

By: Stephanie Budin

Archaeologists cannot seem to separate their interpretations of female iconography from ideas about fertility. Every goddess of every ancient pantheon is understood to be a […]

Cyprus Trade vessel with war chariot

Dec 13 Blog

Cyprus—Trade Emporium of the Ancient World

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

Our modern world is defined by global trade and commerce, but such globalized economies were known in antiquity as well. New finds by the University of […]

Ruins of Dor

Jun 28 Blog

Rising Seas, Changing Fortunes

By: Nathan Steinmeyer

The ancient coastal center of Dor, which is located 13 miles south of modern Haifa, flourished from the Middle Bronze Age into the Late Roman […]

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