January 2016
Vol. 4, No. 1
Welcome to聽The Ancient Near East Today聽Volume IV, No. 1!聽In this issue we travel from Iraq to Egypt, with a dive off the coast of Israel.
We begin with Ehud Galili and Sarah Arenson, who look at the challenges of managing Israel鈥檚 underwater archaeological resources. Next, Helen Malko describes an important project to document Mesopotamian monuments, from ancient sites to early modern buildings. From our sibling publication,聽Near Eastern Archaeology, we鈥檙e pleased to present a version of Renate M眉ller-Wollermann鈥檚 discussion of crime and punishment in ancient Egypt.
We鈥檙e also pleased to highlight a video of Susan Alcock鈥檚 important plenary talk from ASOR鈥檚 2015 Annual Meeting, and scholarship reports from ASOR-supported students.
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Israel鈥檚 Marine Archaeology Treasures 鈥 An Endangered Cultural Resource
By: Ehud Galili and Sarah Arenson
The Maritime cultural heritage of Israel is an integral part of human history, from the Neolithic revolution to the first Empires as well as the foundation of monotheistic religions. Responsibly preserving that heritage is an immense challenge.
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Preserving the Past: the Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments Project
By: Helen Malko
Since the appearance of the so-called Islamic State or聽Daesh聽in Syria and Iraq, the world has been faced with a vicious attack on cultural heritage aimed at erasing the rich and diverse history of the people in this region.
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Crime and Punishment in Pharaonic Egypt
By: Renate M眉ller-Wollermann
In ancient Egypt crimes are acts against other persons or the state. Punishments are official, not private sanctions against persons who committed crimes. The term for 鈥渃rime鈥 is聽bt3. A capital crime is聽bt3 鈥3聽(n mwt), 鈥済reat crime鈥 (worthy of death). Egyptian sources for crimes and punishments are extremely diverse but are primarily texts such as royal decrees.
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The Ancient Near East Today聽features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today聽covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.