Other articles
This is a collection of articles on various archaeological subjects, which may or may not have appeared in our magazines in the past.
| Standard Bits Researchers found that bits of broken bronze and silver conformed to a surprising standard - the first Europe-wide currency! | The Earliest Alphabet? A potsherd from Lachish appears strikingly similar to doodlings by slave miners with too much time on their hands. | |
| The Mysterious Darius Josephus says that Darius the Mede had another name among the Greeks - but was that name Cyaxares? | Genuine After All? When Moses Shapira committed suicide in Holland he left behind a mystery that still intrigues scholars today. | |
| Truth, Lies and Hungry Rock It may be a pious fraud, but it offers confirmation for a familiar story in the Bible. | The Brewery at Abydos Did you really need 2,800 gallons of beer for "ritual purposes"? | |
| Who was Esther? A Jew named after the god Marduk gave his niece the name of a goddess, Ishtar. The result bewitched a Persian king. | The Baboons of Punt Ancient teeth may solve the mystery of Punt's location - but no surprises are found. | |
| Via Dolorosa A virtual walk from Gethsemane to Calvary at a time when we are all locked down at home. | Palm Sunday A virtual walk along what may be the very footsteps of Jesus! | |
| Dead Party Girls Ancient Egyptians knew the recipe for a successful party - naked girls and perfumed head cones! | The Mysterious Bent Pyramid The pyramid with a kink, where unexplained winds gust fiercely - and which never held a burial! | |
| Counting the Dead When Egyptians could cheat when counting severed hands, Rameses III counted something else entirely! | Long Range or Short? Did Neolithic people really use slings to settle their quarrels in the confined spaces of their homes? | |
| Where, How and When We know where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, we know when, but it took a Greek historian to reveal how! | The Incredible Iron Roads When the paving wore thin, were the streets of Pompeii paved with iron instead of gold? | |
| Balak or David? Which Biblical king is mentioned on the Moabite Stone - the well-known David or the almost unknown Balak? | Rotten Beams and Water Walls When ancient wooden beams give way, there's nothing better than a plastic bag full of water! | |
| The Eunuch's Bulla A little lump of mud, worth nothing when new, is now priceless, thanks to a seal impresion | An Egyptian Paedophile? Did Mereruke show an unhealthy interest in children - and why was one girl clothed? | |
| Ramp Reveals Secrets The mystery of how the pyramids were built may have been laid to rest in an alabaster quarry. | The Damaged Heel A criminal in northern Italy is causing excitement in the world of archaeology. | |
| The Spots on the Dice Is the modern arrangement of spots on a dice really the fairest? | The Date's Correct ... Did Queen Helena really build the Holy Sepulchre? Ancient light has the answer | |
| Abraham's Surrogacy Even with a strict legal framework, Abraham's attempt at surrogacy ended up splitting his family. | Is Bethsaida Julias? New excavations at Bethsaida may reveal Herod Philip's favourite city. | |
| Shiloh Re-excavated New excavations at Shiloh hope to uncover evidence for the Jewish tabernacle. | The Perfect Storm When the Bura blows, wise sailors take shelter - if they can. If they can't, disaster awaits. | |
| Crude Graffiti The crude graffiti of Serabit el-Khadim may have inspired Moses as he wandered with his sheep. | David v. Goliath? Were the Greeks at Salamis fighting against overwhelming odds? | |
| Lachish Conveniences You can build a toilet but you can't force people to use it - as Hezekiah found out! | The Puzzle of Thermopylae Exactly how did 300 Spartans fill a gap a third of a mile wide and keep the Persian hosts at bay? | |
| Atoms and Scythes Smooth, round atoms and sharp-bladed chariot accessories may seem unlikely companions, but there is a connection! | Dirty Romans! Did Roman baths improve European hygiene or did they make things worse? | |
| A New High Place Christopher Tuttle's instinct proved right when he flew a drone over an ancient site. | Skara Brae - a Neolithic Village For primitive people, Skara Brae reveals surprising sophistication. | |
| The Golden Ass and the Shroud Lucius' curiosity about the occult in Thessaly may reveal a fact or two about the Holy Shroud of Turin. | Moses - the Tragedy Before Hollywood got at it, an ancient Greek playwright turned the Exodus into a play. | |
| A Resigning Matter! When even the dead are taking pot-shots at your efforts, maybe it's time to give up! |
