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The mass burial at Ashkelon was probably mandated by Persian rulers, following Zoroastrian funerary rules. A unique intersection of religion, commerce, and animal management.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Top archaeological discoveries of 2025 range from Neolithic monuments at Karahantepe and royal tombs in Egypt to DNA, shipwrecks, ancient plagues, and scripts finally deciphered. A landmark year for ancient studies!

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Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025 - The Ancient Near East Today
ANE Today’s editor shares some of the most exciting archaeological discoveries and breakthroughs of 2025.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I received an email today from a substack that deals with Myths and legends. The topic was Joseph - the "father" of Jesus, who apparently lived in the region of #Israel, #Mesopotamia and the #AncientNearEast. So, not Judea, and not #Palestine then?
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Fall of Babylon | The Ancients
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November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
📜Out now – #IOSOT Conference volume, 2022 📕 Written by 19 established international scholars, this volume reflects a broad spectrum of contemporary #BiblicalStudies#AncientNearEast, Biblical #Archeology, #DeadSeaScrolls and much more.

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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Canaan: a land, a people, or an idea? Egyptian, Ugaritic, and biblical sources show the term was never fixed. Who decided what Canaan meant — and why? #CulturalHistory #AncientNearEast #BiblicalStudies #Canaan
What was Canaan?
What was “Canaan,” and did it really exist as more than a name in ancient texts? Today we explore the shifting meaning of Canaan across the Bronze and Iron Ages, drawing on sources from Mari,…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A reexamination of inscribed sherds from Tel Arad uncovers the overlooked world of ancient numeracy. Beyond literacy, Judahite administrators mastered timekeeping and accounting centuries before exile. #AncientNearEast #Epigraphy #HistoryOfMath
How did biblical Judeans track time? Trove of 6th-century BCE inscriptions offers clues
New analysis of 2,600-year-old Tel Arad ostraca suggests Iron Age soldiers tracked months, days, and supplies with sophisticated numerical systems
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I'm delighted to welcome Janet Tamaren and her book, Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #AncientNearEast #BronzeAge #Ugarit #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
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I’m delighted to welcome Janet Tamaren and her book, Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #AncientNearEast #BronzeAge #Ugarit #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
I'm delighted to welcome Janet Tamaren and her book, Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City, to the blog #HistoricalFiction #AncientNearEast #BronzeAge #Ugarit #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
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October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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FEATURED AUTHOR: JANET TAMAREN I’m delighted to welcome Janet Tamaren as the featured author in The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour being held between Octobe
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October 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Today’s Book Spotlight is on Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City by Janet Tamaren. Why not visit my blog and have a look?
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Book Spotlight: Ugarit: Tales of a Lost City by Janet Tamaren
A captivating tale of bravery in the face of heartbreak and upheaval . IN THE SPRING OF 1190 BC, on the sun-drenched shores of the eastern...
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October 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I'm putting together a home library from books I had in storage for years and some new purchases. Feast your eyes! #books #poetry #anthropology #ancientneareast #languages #classics
October 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
At the Dawn of History: The Late Pre-Islamic Age in South-Eastern Arabia

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September 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Exod. 28 & Num. 27: urim & thummim appear rarely, yet always in contexts of divine inquiry. Linguistic links (Hebrew zawchar, Akkadian zakaru, Ugaritic zg) suggest “stones of communication” rather than mere memorials. #BiblicalStudies #Philology #AncientNearEast

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September 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Velká gratulace kolegovi Františkovi Válkovi (ÚSPV) k publikaci jeho nejnovějšího článku Motifs of Drought in Ugaritic Narratives, BASOR 394 (fall 2025), ahead of print: #ArchaeologyofTexts #GAČR #AncientNearEast #cuneiform www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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August 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM