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ArtifactsPosted onMay 19, 2022

[Tools] The Babylonian Chronicles

This isn’t anything new but I was recently reminded of this website and felt the need to share it with others. It is called the…

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ArtifactsPosted onApril 13, 2022April 13, 2022

[Artifacts] A 4,000-Year-Old Mesopotamian Boat Has Been Discovered Near Uruk

In recent Mesopotamian news… …a team of researchers from the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and the German Archaeological Institute has removed a block of…

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MiscellaneousPosted onApril 9, 2022

[Site News] New Shop section is now up

I just put together a shop page dedicated to historical related items. It contains a listing of suggested books (both audio and print), magazine subscriptions,…

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EgyptianPosted onApril 6, 2022April 8, 2022

[Featured Article] Is there evidence of Proto-Israelites at Qadesh?

Author: Petros Koutoupis It would be a battle forever immortalized in the annals of the ancient Egyptians. The year was 1274 BCE and the location,…

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ArtifactsPosted onApril 4, 2022April 13, 2022

[Article] Records of the pyramid builders: discovering eye-witness accounts of a legendary construction project

Pierre Tallet and Mark Lehner explain how combining text and archaeology can expose the secrets of an extraordinary building project. ‘The papyri run to over…

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AegeanPosted onMarch 15, 2022April 6, 2022

[Article] Ancient Origins: The Origins Of Ancient Greek Creation Mythology

A new article of mine has been posted on the Ancient Origins Members website. It focuses on the origins of Ancient Greek mythology. You can…

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AegeanPosted onDecember 3, 2021December 3, 2021

[Newsletter] Digging Up The Past: Quarterly Digest – Fall 2021 NOW AVAILABLE

The seventh “issue” or Issue 7 of the Digging Up The Past newsletter is officially out! You can read it here. This issue is a…

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AegeanPosted onDecember 2, 2021

[Lecture] The Origins of Ancient Greek Creation (Hosted by Ancient Origins) – AVAILABLE NOW

In September I shared the news that I would be speaking on the Ancient Greek Creation Myths. It was an event hosted by Ancient Origins.…

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MiscellaneousPosted onOctober 20, 2021April 9, 2022

[Site News] New Book Review section is now up

I just put together a page dedicated to reviews and more specifically, book reviews. Currently, the reviews are being hosted by Ancient Origins. As you…

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AegeanPosted onOctober 19, 2021

[Newsletter] Digging Up The Past: Monthly Digest – October 2021 NOW AVAILABLE

The sixth “issue” or Issue 6 of the Digging Up The Past newsletter is officially out! You can read it here. This month we learn…

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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.

 

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    Source: Ancient Origins Published on 2023-04-01
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