Middle East
Archaeological Sites in the Near East
List of links maintained by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
Archaeologists Excavate Monastery to Reveal Gaza Strip's Ancient Lineage
From Ekathimerini, away from the ongoing violence, researchers uncover the vestiges of Palestine's Byzantine past.
Archaeologists Unraveling Ancient Mideast Drug Trade
From Yahoo!, thriving Bronze Age drug trade supplied narcotics to ancient cultures throughout the eastern Mediterranean as balm for the pain of childbirth and disease, proving a so…
Archaeology in the Levant
The University of California San Diego reports on its projects in Israel and Jordan.
Archaeology of Legumes
Discussion of the archaeology of Old World legumes including pictures and readings.
Commemorating the dead, Neolithic style
From The Daily Star, a reinterpretation of Neolithic plastered skulls from Jordan, Syria, Israel and Turkey is changing the way scholars think about cult, death and the afterlife i…
Guide to Middle East Archaeology and History
Archive of news, articles, blog postings and commentary, as well as links and directory listings.
History of the Ancient Near East
Mark McDonald provides information and links on the archaeological sites of the region from Turkey to Southwestern Iran.
Introduction to Ancient Mesopotamia
A description including: emergence, excavation, discovery and decipherment, reconstructing history, and a table of Mesopotamian chronology.
Naomi F. Miller
Bibliographies of archaeobotanical site reports from the Near East and watercolors.
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Undergraduate Student Association Website
Devoted to the study of the ancient (from c. 3100 BCE) and contemporary cultures found within modern day Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Rhodes, Cyprus, Iraq, (to so…
Near Eastern Archaeology Forum
A clearing house for information pertaining to the archaeology of the ancient Near East including a forum listing useful links, discussions, upcoming events, and news .
Oriental Institute Museum: Mesopotamia
Images and descriptions of objects in the University of Chicago center's collection.
The development of economy and environment from the Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age in Northern Syria and the Levant. A case-study from the Upper Khabur region
The project aims to take up previously recognised indications of Bronze and Early Iron Age environmental and economic change in northern Syria and southern Turkey and specify these…
The Jazira Project
Report of the Oriental Institute's geomorphological projects within the Jazira of Syria, Turkey and Iraq.
The Joint Prehistoric Project
The Joint Prehistoric Project comprises several archaeological expeditions in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey dating from 1947. All of these separate excavations, however, sought the soluti…
The Stone Age Laboratory
Established in 1957, the lab maintains a unique research environment, combining the Peabody Museum's famous collections of stone tools dating from 1.8 million to 7000 years ago wit…
Upper Tigris Archaeological Research Project
A multi-year excavation and survey project aimed at defining archaeological correlates of ancient imperialism, colonialism and culture contact in the Mesopotamian frontier zone.
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