New insights into the chemistry of embalming show how globalized trade relationships had already become nearly 3,000 years ago
‘Golden boy’ mummy was protected by 49 precious amulets, CT scans reveal; the study has been published in Frontiers in Medicine
Mummified crocodiles provide insights into mummy-making over time; the study has been published in PLoS ONE
Researchers discovered Egypt’s oldest tomb oriented to winter solstice; located in the necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan)
First sentence ever written in Canaanite language discovered in an ivory comb from Lachish: it’s a plea to eradicate beard lice
Geomagnetic fields recorded in archaeological sites are helping to verify the Biblical accounts of military campaigns against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
A religious complex from the Late Roman Period (between the fourth and sixth centuries) with unprecedented discoveries linked to the presence of the Blemmyes
Archaeologists uncover ancient mosaics on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, in the area in which the caliph’s palace of Khirbat al-Minya was built
Bar-Ilan University study provides definitive evidence of the origin of the alabaster whose quality met Herod’s lavish standards
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya to prepare a guide for studying literature about violence against women, published by Ca’ Foscari