January 2017
Vol. 5, No. 1
Early Philistine Religion in Text and Archaeology
By Jeffrey P. Emanuel
Even casual readers of the Hebrew Bible are familiar with the Philistines, portrayed as the Israelites’ perpetual antagonists from the time of the Judges to the postexilic period, when Zechariah prophesied an end to the “pride of the Philistines” (Zech. 9:6).
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Kemosh, YHWH’s Counterpart and “Abomination”
By Collin Cornell
Sitting in a seminary classroom and translating the famous Mesha Inscription from Moab can create a unique sense of unease and confusion. Here is a god so similar to, well, God; to Yhwh that is, the god of the Hebrew Bible! So who was Kemosh, really?
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Cyber-Archaeology at UC San Diego – Introducing the New 3-D CAVEkiosk
By Thomas E. Levy
The University of California San Diego’s futuristic Geisel Library has unveiled its first virtual-reality 3-D display system. The life-size CAVEkiosk (“cave automated virtual environment”) will also allow researchers to analyze and visualize 3-D data from at-risk archaeological sites in Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Greece, Morocco, and Cyprus.
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Mari: A Taste for Diplomacy
By Jack M. Sasson
In 1933, shortly after striking archaeological gold excavating Tell Ḥariri (on the right bank of the Euphrates, some 50 kilometers north of the Iraqi-Syria frontier), French archaeologist André Parrot and his team realized that they had found Mari, a city previously mentioned in published cuneiform documents.
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Training “Monuments Men” for Libya
By Susan Kane
Today the cultural heritage of Libya faces significant threats and damage due to unmanaged, unregulated development and civil disorder. Since the February 2011 revolution, Libya has struggled with the challenge of building a new country.
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The Ancient Near East Today features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.
Take a look at the contents of this e-book!
- Early Philistine Religion in Text and Archaeology
- Kemosh, YHWH’s Counterpart and “Abomination”
- Cyber-Archaeology at UC San Diego – Introducing the New 3-D CAVEkiosk
- Mari: A Taste for Diplomacy
- Training “Monuments Men” for Libya
