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Feb 18 Blog

Who Were the Minoans?

Crete’s Minoan civilization has long been considered Europe’s first great Bronze Age society. But who were the Minoans? A recent DNA study suggests that the Minoan civilization comprised of local Europeans rather than outsiders.

Jun 28 Blog

Bronze Age Collapse: Pollen Study Highlights Late Bronze Age Drought

By: Noah Wiener

What caused the Bronze Age collapse? A study of pollen grains in sediment cores beneath the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea provides a different view of the Bronze Age collapse.

Oct 21 Blog

Minoan Woman’s Bones Found in Crete

By: Jonathan Laden

The box-shaped stone tomb holds a nearly intact female skeleton, as well as jewelry indicating the wealth of its occupant. The jewelry included costumes made […]

Oct 20 Blog

What Does the Aegean World Have to Do with the Biblical World?

By: Ellen White

What does the ancient Aegean world in the west have to do with the Biblical world in the east? Quite a lot, according to Aegean archaeology specialist Louise Hitchcock.

Jun 5 Blog

Minoan Frescoes at Tel Kabri

By: Noah Wiener

Over 100 years of excavations on Crete have exposed elegant Minoan frescoes that once adorned the walls of the island’s Bronze Age palaces. This distinctively colorful Aegean art style flourished in the Middle Bronze Age (1750-1550 B.C.).

Nov 30 Blog

Bronze Age Figurine Resembles Rodin’s The Thinker

By: Robin Ngo

A 3,800-year-old vessel unearthed during excavations in the Israeli town of Yehud bears a figurine that resembles French artist Rodin’s famed sculpture The Thinker.

May 31 Blog

The Greeks Go to Washington

By: Robin Ngo

The National Geographic Museum exhibit The Greeks—Agamemnon to Alexander the Great showcases more than 550 artifacts from 22 Greek museums and spans 5,000 years of history and culture.

Aug 7 Blog

Excavating the Ancient Near East’s Oldest Wine Cellar: The Results of the 2015 Season at Tel Kabri

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Excavation participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift provides a report on the results of the 2015 field season at Tel Kabri.

Aug 3 Blog

Closing Down Kabri: The Last Week of the 2015 Season at Tel Kabri

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Kabri participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift describes the final week of the 2015 excavation season at Tel Kabri.

Jul 1 Blog

Tel Kabri: The 2015 Season—Weeks 1 and 2

By: Henry Curtis Pelgrift

Tel Kabri participant Henry Curtis Pelgrift describes the first two weeks of excavation of storage rooms associated with the Canaanite palace’s wine cellar, the oldest and largest wine cellar in the ancient Near East.

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