April 2019
Vol. 7, No. 4
Life in a Late Antique Village
By Giovanni Ruffini
Murder, rape, theft, accusations of all kinds. Texts from the 6th century CE village of Aphrodito make life sound terrible. But life went on and perhaps the important things weren’t all written down. Read More
Phoenician and Punic Masks: What Are They and What Were They Good For?
By Adriano Orsingher
Many human societies created masks, but they were especially common in the Eastern Mediterranean. Phoenician masks spread from east to west, but what were they for and why did the tradition die? Read More
The Archaeology of Early Christian Manuscripts
By Brent Nongbri
Scholars and the public are accustomed to thinking of early Christian writings as texts rather than artifacts. If we examine the history of the documents themselves, a new picture emerges. Read More
A Beehive from Solomon’s Pools (in the Albright attic)
By Joan E. Taylor
Beekeeping is an ancient human activity but archaeological evidence for it is difficult to find. An ancient jar from an unlikely spot, the attic of the Albright Institute, may be one example. Read More
