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October 2023
Vol. 11, No. 10
A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure
By Michael Denis Higgins
The Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria was rebuilt and repaired many times over 1600 years before its final collapse. Michael Denis Higgins walks us back through time to understand its evolution. Read More
How Empires and Cities in the Ancient Near East Accelerated Wealth Inequality
By Andrea Squitieri and Mark Altaweel
Cities in the ancient Near East attracted not only people but also wealth, innovation, employment, and infrastructure. Did they also accelerate inequality? Read More
Beyond the Fertile Crescent: Life in the Black Desert
By Yorke Rowan
The forbidding landscape known as the Black Desert may be arid and inhospitable today, but recent research shows that at one time it supported both humans and large mammals. Read More
Dogs as Part of the Social Fabric of Iron Age Settlements
By Lidar Sapir-Hen and Deirdre N. Fulton
The phenomenon of ritualized dog burials in the Levant in the first millennium BCE is well known. But what do we know about the status and role of Levantine dogs during their life? Read More
