The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  May 3rd at 12:01 AM  | 

The voluminous Oxford Handbook of Ancient Anatolia, which boasts five sections, 52 chapters, and 54 authors, truly covers every topic that can be dealt with in 1,174 typewritten pages.  Unfortunately, the attempted geographic and temporal scope – the entirety of the Anatolian peninsula over the course of nearly 10,000 years – would require several volumes this length to cover in full. As a result, some | Read More »

Sardinians in Central Israel? The Excavator of El-Ahwat Makes His Final Case

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  March 3rd at 12:01 AM  | 

THE UNPRECEDENTED INTERCONNECTIVITY in the Late Bronze Age (LBA) Eastern Mediterranean has been the subject of a great deal of study in recent years.  Colloquia, conferences, articles, and monographs have dealt in depth with the diplomacy, balance of power, and widespread trade that marked this period and the migrations and collapses that marked the transition to the Early Iron Age.  However, if one archaeologist’s interpretation | Read More »