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October 2021
Vol. 9, No. 10
Divine Channels: Rediscovering the Canal Networks of the Assyrian Empire
By John MacGinnis, Daniele Morandi Bonacossi, and Jason Ur
Today northern Iraq is a land of rolling plains and a few rivers. But Assyrian kings cut immense canals into the landscape for irrigation and transportation. Read More
Rethinking Slavery in the Ancient Near East
By Seth Richardson and Ella Karev
Our picture of slavery is often conditioned by images of the American South and other situations. But in the Ancient Near East slavery was far more complicated. Read More
Aspects of Daily Life in Ancient Egyptian Letters
By Susan Thorpe
Ancient Egyptian art gives an idealized view of that world. In contrast, letters are personal and direct, as in what happens when a leased donkey isn’t returned on time. Read More
Data Science and the Bible: Rediscovering the History of the Christian Bible in Ethiopia
By Steve Delamarter and Daniel Assefa
Ethiopia was one of the first Christian societies to translate the Bible into a local language. The patterns of transmission are now coming into better focus thanks to data science. Read More
