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Gilgamesh (and Humbaba)
ArtifactsPosted onApril 6, 2020April 29, 2020

[Artifacts] The oldest story ever told…

It is said to be the oldest story ever told. At least, the oldest surviving story ever told. The Epic of Gilgamesh. Stories of Gilgamesh…

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MiscellaneousPosted onApril 2, 2020April 29, 2020

[Site News] New Newsletter Mailing List

I just created an official mailing for the website which will host author, site and news updates alongside event information updates. There probably won’t be…

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Digging Up Armageddon
LevantPosted onMarch 30, 2020April 29, 2020

[Publications] Digging Up Armageddon (Cline)

I am in the middle of a recently released publication written by archaeologist and author, Eric H. Cline. It is called Digging Up Armageddon: The…

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Late Kingdom Egypt Scarab (top)
ArtifactsPosted onMarch 30, 2020April 29, 2020

[Artifacts] From the sands of Egypt…

  The same day I stumbled onto the trilobite, I also found another piece of my small collection, a green soapstone scarab incised with Egyptian…

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A trilobite fossil.
ArtifactsPosted onMarch 26, 2020April 29, 2020

[Artifacts] Going through some old stuff…

I am going through some old stuff in my office and stumbled onto this fossil. Literally. In my hand, I am holding a trilobite that…

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The Theran Exodus
AegeanPosted onMarch 23, 2020April 29, 2020

[Upcoming Lecture] The Theran Exodus: The Great Minoan Migration Before the Thera Eruption

Description: The Minoan eruption of Thera, also referred to as the Thera eruption, was a catastrophic event that forever changed the ancient world. One of…

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MiscellaneousPosted onMarch 20, 2020April 29, 2020

Redesigning the website

Well, it has been some time but I figured with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) keeping us more indoors, that now, I would take some time…

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About Me

I see myself as a “literary archaeologist.” No field work is required. The purpose of this self appointed and non-existent discipline is to marry two fields which do not cooperate very well with each other: archaeology and literary studies. The texts are historical artifacts and must be treated as such.

 

Latest News [in History]

  • Oldest Egyptian Metal Drill Identified
    Source: Archaeology.org Published on 2026-02-11
  • Roman Mithraeum Unearthed in Bavaria
    Source: Archaeology.org Published on 2026-02-11
  • What Caused Ancient People to Abandon a Fruitful Bison Hunting Site?
    Source: Archaeology.org Published on 2026-02-11
  • Deer Skull Headdress Highlights Neolithic Community Exchange
    Source: Archaeology.org Published on 2026-02-10
  • New Research Confirms Location of Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great
    Source: Archaeology.org Published on 2026-02-10
  • Anglo-Saxon Sword Found in Grave Near Canterbury
    Source: Archaeology.org Published on 2026-02-10
  • Solving the Enigma of Petra and the Nabataeans
    Source: Biblical Archaeology Review News Published on 2026-02-10
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