Medieval to modern trade routes: the Silk Road and World Heritage preservation
"The Silk Road is likely to emerge as the most ambitious and expansive international cooperation program for heritage preservation ever...
In memoriam: Lamia al-Gailani Werr, protector of Iraq’s archaeological heritage
“Because her family is one of the oldest in Iraq, her sense of history was very keen." One of the earliest effects of the Iraq War on i
Tradition and technology at the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem
The 1833 illustration of the interior of the Church of the Nativity is in the public domain The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was insc
"Bittersweet Vindication" - Fake? Illegal? Welcome to the Museum of the Bible in Washingto
"The Dead Sea forgeries could be part of the most significant sham in Biblical archaeology..." UPDATE: The Museum of the Bible in...
Carpet diem! Traditional crafts adapted for a changing market in Turkey
“The chemical dyes of the carpets that were woven 40 to 50 years ago were so bright that they exhaust your eyes” “Intangible cultural...
Medieval to modern trade routes: the Silk Road then and now
“An Incredibly Detailed Map of Medieval Trade Routes” For thousands of years, extensive trade networks crisscrossed the great expanse of...
UPDATE: Hobby Lobby's "tile samples" - cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals and inscribed
In 2010, the Green family - owners of Hobby Lobby and the force behind the new Museum of the Bible (above) in Washington, DC - ignored...
The "Gypsy Girl" awaits the return of looted mosaics to Turkey
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum in in Gaziantep, Turkey opened in 2011 as the largest mosaic museum in the world. Containing some 1700m2 of...
Hobby Lobby’s alleged illegal antiquities dealers arrested in Israel
Hobby Lobby is a national chain of stores dedicated to arts and crafts supplies. David Green opened the first store in 1972 in Oklahoma...
Modern Lebanon and the ancient Canaanites—what DNA analysis reveals
Canaan, an area covering much of what is today Israel, was the site of much of what is recorded in the Hebrew Bible and is an area rich...