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Emar on the Euphrates

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Siloam Tunnel: Built by Hezekiah or the Hasmoneans?

Military Intervention Iron Age Style From Near Eastern Archaeology [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News] [Biblical]...

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An Urartian Ozymandias

Paul Zimansky Make room on the roster of great builders of the Iron Age Near East--from Solomon to Sargon--for a forgotten potentate who ruled an Urartian kingdom in the highland region around Lakes Van and Urmia. Though he inspired no legends and left a meager impression on the written record, Rusa II, the last great king of Urartu, may have been ...

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Czech Egyptologists Open Shaft Tomb

The sealed tomb of Iufaa was recently opened by Czech archaeologists excavating at Abusir, yielding a wealth of information about burial practices and religious beliefs.--LYLA PINCH BROCK AND JAROMIR KREJCI Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News]...

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Stone Anchor Hoard

Seventeen stone anchors and anchor fragments found off the ruined Omani port of Qalhat may shed light on ancient seafaring in the region.--SPENCER P.M. HARRINGTON Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News]...

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Acropolis Update

Work continues on the restoration of the Acropolis monuments despite concern that a lack of skilled stoneworkers is slowing the project.--SPENCER P.M. HARRINGTON Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News] [Greece and Rome]...

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Pisa Update

Two more Roman ships have been discovered at Pisa's San Rossore train station.--ANDREW L. SLAYMAN Archaeological Institute of America [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News] [Greece and Rome]...

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Anatolian Archaeology: A Tribute to Peter Neve

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The Goddess Anat Disappears

Military Intervention Iron Age Style From Near Eastern Archaeology [Archaeology] [Discoveries] [News] [Biblical]...

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Swords, Armor, and Figurines

K. Aslihan Yener Metal mining and manufacture were critical high technologies in the ancient world: metal provided the standard of value, medium of exchange, and the raw material of tool and weapon industries. Analysis of the "fingerprints" of ores and artifacts has begun to display the complex tableau of ancient metal industries. Lead-isotope anal...

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