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Feb 15 Blog

First Person: Human Sacrifice to an Ammonite God?

By: Hershel Shanks

Were sons and daughters sacrificed in ancient times? Is there any archaeological evidence?

Dec 21 Blog

Borrowing from the Neighbors

By: Sarah Yeomans

Living in the Greco-Roman world, early Christians were able to draw from a set of rich artistic paradigms when they set out to depict their stories and beliefs in decorative contexts. This often led to the assimilation of well-established pagan artistic styles and images into early Christian art. The sculptors, fresco painters and mosaic artists who created Christian images did so by using the prolific examples of art and decoration that shaped their artistic landscape.

Oct 22 Blog

The Mummy Chamber

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

This spring, the Brooklyn Museum will be opening a new exhibit titled The Mummy Chamber, which will use ancient Egyptian artifacts from the museum’s holdings in order to showcase the ancient practice of mummification. The exhibit’s design is intended to demonstrate the various types of mummification practiced in ancient Egypt as well as how the socio-economic status of ancient Egyptians was reflected in their burial practices.

Aug 12 Blog

Queens of Egypt

By: Megan Sauter

Those who sat on the throne of Egypt, one of the mightiest kingdoms of the ancient world, wielded a tremendous amount of power. At a time […]

Aug 8 Blog

When Egyptian Pharaohs Ruled Bronze Age Jerusalem

By: Noah Wiener

What were Egyptian pharaohs doing in Bronze Age Jerusalem? Peter van der Veen investigates an Egyptian presence before the time of David.

Jul 28 Blog

Elite Canaanite Burial Discovered in the Jezreel Valley

By: Robin Ngo

IAA archaeologists have discovered a 3,300-year-old anthropoid coffin with Egyptianizing features belonging to a wealthy Canaanite near Tel Shadud in the Jezreel Valley.

Apr 11 Blog

Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom

By: Marek Dospěl

Marek Dospěl reviews "Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom" by Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold and Kei Yamamoto.

Nov 3 Blog

Who Made the Bust of Queen Nefertiti?

By: Megan Sauter

Has the ancient Egyptian artist who created the famous bust of Nefertiti been identified?

Feb 4 Blog

Sold to the Highest Bidder: Antiquities as Cash Cows

By: Robin Ngo

Do museums and educational organizations have the right to sell antiquities from their collections? This was the question the AIA-St. Louis Society faced when artifacts from its collection were put up for auction in the fall of 2014.

Sep 2 Blog

Examining the Lives of Ancient Egyptian Women

By: Melinda Nelson-Hurst

Egyptologist Melinda Nelson-Hurst examines the position of women in ancient Egypt, focusing on the life of a woman named Tjat. Who was she and why does she appear on the tomb of a local ruler named Khnumhotep II?

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