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14 May 2026 - A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia
A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia
By Marc Maillot
Jar with animal procession. Baked clay, paint. Sudan, Semna South Cemetery, tomb N224. Meroitic period (270 BCE – 350 CE). ISAC Museum E35579.
The inhabitants of ancient Nubia, a region loc...
30 Apr 2026 - Documenting Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iran
Severed Spaces: Documenting Cultural Heritage at Risk in Iran
By Kiersten Neumann
The Hall of the Marble Throne in Golestan Palace, Tehran, 2016, before damage. © Kiersten Neumann
For scholars residing far from the Middle East — in N...
16 Apr 2026 - Ancient Nessana: A Pilgrimage Site at the Edge of the Desert
Ancient Nessana: A Pilgrimage Site at the Edge of the Desert
By Yana Tchekhanovets
Aerial view of ancient Nessana. Photo by Yakov Shmidov and Alex Wiegmann. ©Nessana Expedition
Located in the southwestern Negev, along the principal r...
2 Apr 2026 - Cuneiform Written Artifacts and Missing Evidence
Cuneiform Written Artifacts and Missing Evidence in the Study of the Ancient Near East
By Cécile Michel
Old Assyrian tablets belonging to the archive of Ali-ahum and his children excavated in 1993 at Kültepe, ancient Kaneš, © Cécile M...
19 Mar 2026 - The Myth of the Servant King
The Myth of the Servant: A New Tale of Kingship from the Ancient Near East
By Christopher Metcalf
A young Cyrus offers a cup of wine to Astyages, King of the Median Empire. Tapestry in wool and silk from the van der Borcht workshop, a...
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