An inscribed piece of pottery found in an ancient Jewish stronghold in the Jordan Valley has finally been deciphered.

Author and historian Patrick Garner examines the different periods and styles of ancient Greek pottery and delves into the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few ...

Philistines were very likely of Greek origin, as a new DNA study traces the origins of the ancient villains in the Eastern ...

Did Jewish gladiators even exist? But many have occupied themselves with questions about the role of Jews in ancient Rome’s famous bloodsport, including whether fights took place in ancient ...

The renovation is part of an ongoing plan to spruce up Jewish heritage sites amid a huge increase in tourism from Israel. (JTA) — Authorities in Morocco completed a renovation of the historic ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The Egyptological Collections of theUniversity of Pisa, part of the Athenaeum Museum System, preserve a most precious treasure for the study of Egyptian society: they are the ostrakas of Ossirinco, ...

The Egyptological Collections at the University of Pisa preserve a collection that is fundamental to understanding the economy of ancient Egypt in Roman times: these are the ostraka of oxyrhynchus, ...

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