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Eric H Cline
@digkabri.bsky.social

Archaeologist, ancient historian, author of 1177 BC, After 1177 BC, Three Stones Make a Wall, and other books

https://cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu/eric-h-cline

Eric H. Cline is an American author, historian, archaeologist, and professor of ancient history and archaeology at The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, D.C., where he is Professor of Classics and Anthropology and the former Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, as well as Director of the GWU Capitol Archaeological Institute. He is also the advisor for the undergraduate archaeology majors, for which he was awarded the GWU Award for "Excellence in Undergraduate Departmental Advising" (2006). Cline served as co-editor of the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research along with Christopher Rollston from 2014 to 2020. .. more

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I will also be offering a one time virtual lecture on the Amarna Letters, courtesy of the Smithsonian Associates, on the evening of December 10. (I don’t think the lecture will be affected by the shut down, though I also sincerely hope it is over by then.)

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The Amarna Letters: Voices From the Bronze Age
In 1887, a cache of nearly 400 clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform was found in the ruins of the heretic king Akhenaten’s ancient capital. Now known as the Amarna Letters, this correspondence be...
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I’ll be offering three lectures (via Zoom) on the Amarna Letters, upcoming in January, courtesy of the 92nd Street Y. It’s not free, unfortunately, but hopefully worth the price of admission. For more details, click on the link below:

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The Amarna Letters: Power and Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age
Love, War, and Diplomacy are the hallmarks of the Amarna Letters, the archive of Pharaohs Amenhotep III and his son Akhenaten, which bring the Late Bronze Age in the Eastern Mediterranean to life. Joi...
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I actually don’t say much about it in this book, since most of our info comes from the Hittite records rather than from the Amarna letters, but Z. does make a cameo appearance in a few places.

Thanks, Patrick! Fabulous to talk to you and greatly enjoyed the interview!

Try “Warriors of Anatolia” by Trevor Bryce. His other books are great too, though can get pretty detailed.

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Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise History of the Hittites
Amazon.com: Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise History of the Hittites eBook : Bryce, Trevor: Kindle Store
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Fun podcast interview on Tides of History with Patrick Wyman has just dropped. It’s all about the Amarna Letters and my new book on that topic which will come out on Tuesday, November 11. If you have an hour to spare, or even just a few minutes, take a listen! /1
Love, War, and Diplomacy in the Late Bronze Age: Interview with Professor Eric Cline
Podcast Episode · Tides of History · 11/06/2025 · 54m
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Got home late after a long day of teaching. Turned on the TV to watch some Thursday night football. Was very confused when I couldn’t find it on any station. Two hours later, I realized that it was Wednesday.

Very subtle “eye of horus” tie design today, from the Met.
(Note to self: I need to find a Dead Sea Scrolls-themed tie.)

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Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open until Dec 5. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.

Finishing up the Parthenon discussion today, so have gone with the appropriate tie. (I never cease to be amused by the mistaken date placed on the tie itself…). Also, now that the weather has changed, I have gone into full professorial mode and switched to my jacket with elbow patches…

Woohoo!!! Dodgers!!!!

It’s #Caturday.

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Love, War, and Diplomacy by @digkabri.bsky.social is a spellbinding account of the archaeological find that opened a window onto the vibrant diplomatic world of the ancient Near East.

Available November 11 (6 Jan UK pub). Preorder yours: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Enroute to Baylor for my lecture tomorrow (Thursday, 30 Oct); it’s the last in-person lecture that I’ll be giving this Fall, so please attend if you’re in the area!

Closer to Great Falls than to Georgetown (my back was to the American Legion Bridge and looking in the direction of Great Falls when I took the photo)

Beautiful afternoon hike by the Potomac River today. Very low water levels!
(Untouched/unfiltered photo)

Two of my earliest “1177 BC” public lectures, which were posted on YouTube by the organizers, have now been seen a combined total of 11.1 million times, with more than 15,000 comments. Very pleased that the Late Bronze Age in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean is reaching such a wide audience.

I was just alerted that one of my tie pictures from last week made it onto BuzzFeed. Check out #8 on this list. (Time to retire? I mean, what’s left? #unstatedlifegoals)

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17 Posts From The Internet This Week That Are Literally Just So Wholesome
These actually made me feel better about my day.
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DCA actually looking fairly photogenic…