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For decades, the massive stone circles of Rujm el-Hiri in the Golan Heights were considered a singular, mysterious ...

The first evidence that iron was traded as a semifinished product has been found off the coast of northern Israel. It may ...

Stories of giants have always stood at the uneasy crossroads of faith, folklore, and archaeology. Now, a 3,300-year-old Egyptian text preserved in the British Museum is once again fueling one of the ...

The ‘Ain Braq aqueduct, which supplied water to ancient Petra, was thought to have only one conduit, or channel, until the recent discovery of a second one. Although most of the lead pipe is no longer ...

A new study of Petra’s ‘Ain Braq aqueduct has revealed a surprisingly sophisticated water-delivery setup, including a rare lead pipeline that suggests engineers were moving water under pressure across ...

Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements. Archaeologists at Karahantepe in ...

Archaeologist and art historian Dr. Lucia Cerullo shares her journey from Elamite epigraphy to Persian-period temples in the Southern Levant — and why it’s the everyday people she wishes she could ...

Stretches of land, now hidden beneath the sea, may have given early humans a way to move between what is today Turkey and Europe, according to groundbreaking new research in this little-studied region ...

Ancient plant samples have shown that farmers in the Middle East prioritised wine production over olive growing during times of climatic change. Researchers, including experts from our Department of ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and identity shifts over time. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Identity ...