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Bahrain
Ancient Temple Secret Revealed, Bahrain National Museum, Solstice Holds Key to Saar Secret, Temple Holds Clue to Solstice Theory
Cyprus
Aceramic Period Cyprus, Agia Varvara-Almyras Research Project, Ancient Ceramic Technology & Production in Cyp, Ancient Cyprus, Ancient Cyprus Webproject, Art Theft from Cyprus to Munich, Athienou Archaeological Project, BBC: Bronze Age Perfume Discovered, Bulldozed to the Ground, Castles and Fortifications in Northern Cyprus
Iran
Sites and Monuments, 3rd Season of Excavation Gets Underway, Ancient Khuzistan, Archaeologists discover 6000-year-old rocky habita, Bullae from the Pahlavi Archive at the University , Clock Ticks Away for Salvaging Elamite Site from D, Conference on Iran Shows Scientific Interest in Ir, Cosmological and Ideological Aspects of the Arjan , Dahaneh-Gholaman is the gate to Iran's histor, Darius Ancient Inscription Found in Boushehr Decip, Discovery of 3000-year-old Artist in Espidej
Iraq
'Forgotten' Head-dresses Shed Light on M, Agade, Airmen, Iraqis Dig Up Ancient Site, Akkadian and Post-Akkadian Periods, An Early Achaemenid Administrative Text from Uruk, Coalition Protects Babylon Archaeological Site, Comets, Meteors, and Myths, Cuneiform Tablets: From the Reign of Gudea of Laga, Diyala Miscellaneous Objects Publication Project, Enheduanna, Daughter of King Sargon: Princess, Po
Israel
Field Expeditions, Sites and Monuments, Archaeology at the Israel Museum, Bibliography of Archaeological Excavations in the , Earliest Fire Sheds Light on Hominids, Early Man Had Mining in Mind, Farming Origins Gain 10,000 Years, From Archaeology to Archaeometry and Back, Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Institute of Archa, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel: Archeology from the Air, Israeli Institute of Archaeology
Jordan
Sites and Monuments, Abila of the Decapolis Archaeological Project, Ain Ghazal Excavation Reports, Ain Ghazal Neolithic statues, Ain Ghazal statue project, Air Photographic Archive for Jordan, American Expedition to Petra - The Temple of the W, Ancient Iron Smelting, Ancient Moabite Fort Provides Insight Into History, Archaeology at the Dawn of History: The Khirbet Is, Dhra' Archaeological Project
Lebanon
New Research May Uncover Byblos' Phoenician P, Tripoli, What To Do When You Stumble Onto a Roman 'Cit
Oman
Archaeological Proofs Show Majan is Contemporary O, Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al-Khutm and Al-Ayn, Atlantis of the Sands, Bahla Fort, Digging in the Land of Magan, German Archaeological Expedition to the Sultanate , Graves Dating Back to 3000BC Discovered, Homage to Oman, Ibri, Italian Mission to Oman
Saudi Arabia
National Museum of Saudi Arabia
Syria
Ras el Shamra - Ugarit, Abu Hureyra: Village on the Euphrates, Excavations at Tell Qarqur, Hadir Qinsarn, Israeli archaeology digging in the Golan illegal, Jebel Bishri, Jerablus Tahtani Project, Museum Of Antiquities Hands Coffin Panel Back To S, Neolithic Human Burials from Tell Ain el-Kerkh, New archaeological discoveries date back to the st, New archaeological discoveries in Syria date back
Turkey
Sites and Monuments, Troy, anatolian-arch, Ancient Anatolia and Asia Minor, Ancient City of Ephesus, Aphrodisias, Aphrodisias, Aphrodisias, Archaeological Settlements of Turkey (TAY), Archaeological Sites in Turkey, Black Sea Trade Project, Briton Unearths Herodotus' Lost City of the M
United Arab Emirates
A Survey of Archaeological Monuments, A Survey of the Island of Abu'l-Abyadh, Al Ain Museum, Date Consumption, Dates Were Eaten in UAE, Gulf During Bronze Age, Kush, Old Farmhouse Excavated, One Woman and her Dog, Preliminary Report on the Faunal Remains, Preserving the Past for Posterity
Yemen
Bawazir admits failures to protect antiquities, st, Conversations: A Yearning for Yemen, In the Yemeni Desert: Water, Water, Everywhere, Island Story: Yemeni Style, Oriental Institute Archaeological and Environmenta, The Old Walled City of Sanà, The Thrones of Zabid, Yemen Expedition of the University of Heidelberg
Archaeological Sites in the Near East
List of links maintained by the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago.
Archaeologists Excavate Monastery to Reveal Gaza S
From Ekathimerini, away from the ongoing violence, researchers uncover the vestiges of Palestine's Byzantine past.
Archaeologists Unraveling Ancient Mideast Drug Tra
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 sophisticated knowledge of medicines dating back thousands of years.
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 in the Neolithic and the ancient Middle East.
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.
Nabateans
Presents research of Avraham Negev regarding the legendary tribe of Nabateans.
Naomi F. Miller
Bibliographies of archaeobotanical site reports from the Near East and watercolors.
Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Undergraduat
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 some extent Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Republic of Georgia) and western Iran.
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 th
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 developments through new carpological, anthracological and geoarchaeological studies. Antiquity Vol 78 No 302 December 2004
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 solution to a general problem: "How are we to understand those great changes in mankind's way of life which attended the first appearance of the settled village-farming community?"
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 with state-of-the-art computer technology. Includes: links, staff, projects and contact information.
The Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project- (W
WAARP seeks to advance knowledge of the cultural environment of Wadi Araba for all periods, and to encourage and promote the economic development of Wadi Araba without violating or jeopardizing its cultural landscape.
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.