I published a book review of an engaging book "Civilizations of Ancient Iraq"co-authored by my former Akkadian Professor at Yale Ben Foster. …
4,600-year-old step pyramid discovered in Egypt
"Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 4,600-year-old step pyramid in the ancient settlement of Edfu which predates the Great Pyramid of Giza by several decades." …
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8,000-year-old stone tools unearthed… by rabbits
"A family of rabbits have dug up a “gold mine” of 8,000-year-old buried treasure near Land’s End [Cornwall, England]. Archaeologists told yesterday how burrowing bunnies unearthed arrow heads, flint tools and hide scrapers dating back to the …
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The Chicago Assyrian Dictionary
I just downloaded the massive Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, 90 years in the making! What an invaluable resource that preserves languages and cultures from more than 3000+ years of ancient Mesopotamia. This dictionary is useful for so many reasons, …