90. Phoenician Maritime Thalassocracy, DNA, and shipwrecks.
Carthaginian Trireme Warship. Credit. Last week, we examined the Carthaginian sacrifice of their infant children…
89. Infant Sacrifice at Carthage and ramifications
Image from Carthage cemetery: Priest with child for sacrifice. Credit Earlier this week, I attended…
67. The Roots of Evil in Dilmun
Ubaid Figurine of an Ophidian Eve and one of her progeny at Primordial Dilmun(?) Overview…
66. From whence came Uruk’s violence?
Mesopotamian stamp seal of Enki (right) and snake-like helper (left). Last week, we saw that…
64. Surface Surveys and Ancient Savagery.
Dr. Augusta McMahon, Director of Tell Brak Excavation in Syria. Cambridge. Overview of this…
63. Roots of Sumer in Uruk: Where People Lived.
First, I want to honor a long-time contributor to the archaeology of Syria who has…
61. Halaf-Ubaid Peer Polity.
Halaf and Ubaid Territories Before Ubaid Displaces Halaf. Source. Summary of today’s post. We will now…
59. Ubaid Roots of Sumer: Eridu.
Harbor at 4th millennium Eridu. By Таис Гило [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Preview of…
50. Fertile Crescent cities 3,203 B.C.
The Fertile Crescent with cities and features as named in the Raising Up Pharaoh epic…
49. Archaeological Hubris Can Lead To Fatuous Generalizations.
I said last week that I’d bought two books written by Dr. Breasted, and would…