The Times of Israel7d
Why sheep count: Lack of textile trade stymied Israel’s growth for millennia, study shows
During the Early Bronze Age, the Southern Levant's inability to support mass sheep herding left the region lagging behind ...
Archaeology9h
On the Origin of the Pork Taboo
By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be wild boars that were hunted. At the dawn of the Iron Age, some 500 years ...
The Charlotte Observer on MSN11d
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
The beads were identified as amber, something that was not common in Syria during the Iron Age and originated from the Baltic ...
Popular Mechanics on MSN17d
Archaeologists Uncovered An Ancient ‘Boundary Stone.’ Its Inscription Could Alter Roman History.
Considered the largest empire in antiquity, the Roman Empire—stretching from Britain’s Atlantic Coast in the West all the way to Mesopotamia in the East ... provide some surprising knowledge about the ...
The Times of Israel14d
The Bible and Archaeology: Friend or Foe?
Is the Bible historically reliable? To answer these questions, I would like to invite you to follow me, licensed tour guide Avi Abrams, on a virtual tour of ancient history, as we compare and contrast ...
Semitism goes far beyond Jewish culture
With a lot of focus on anti-Semitism in the world today, the term has often been mistaken as exclusive to Jewish people.
Sacramento Bee11d
Ancient amber beads found in Syria kept in museum for decades. They were ‘invaluable’
the Levant and Mesopotamia,” study author Mette Marie Hald, from the National Museum of Denmark, said in the release. “However, no examples of Baltic amber had been identified in Hama.” ...