Apr 10 Blog
By: Lauren K. McCormick
In a decision prompted by a request from the Lebanese government, UNESCO granted enhanced protection status to 39 sites across Lebanon under the 1954 Hague […]
Feb 16 Blog
A small object with a big story has emerged from the excavations at Nuraghe Ruinas in Sardinia, Italy. The Superintendency of Archaeology for the Sassari […]
May 27 Blog
By: John Drummond
Unlike many of ancient Israel’s neighbors, the Phoenicians were often presented favorably by the biblical writers. The city-state of Tyre, in particular, was considered one […]
Mar 17 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Tyrian purple, tekhelet, royal purple: All names for an incredibly expensive, ancient dye. While this dye is often associated with the Phoenician city-state of Tyre, […]
Nov 1 Blog
A small faience head, excavated at the site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel, may depict the city’s ninth-century BCE ruler, a period when […]
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