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New Museum Exhibit: Pylos of Nestor: A Mycenaean Kingdom Revealed. Visit the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, from 26 May - 31 October. https://t.co/xW3PNpbtZt
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In the News: Friend or foul? https://t.co/5mxv6mKjOW explores the ancient bond between pigeons and people. https://t.co/2wuMDu29Tn
📷 A small limestone pigeon sculpture from Cyprus dating to 600–480 BCE. Credit: Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art at the MET (CC-0)

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What We're Watching: Archaeologist Ranks Every Egyptian Pyramid; "A completely arbitrary ranking of 27 ancient Egyptian pyramids". Watch here! https://t.co/Q6JgLh1uSM
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What We're Reading: "The Mystery of the Golden Coffin". How did $65 million of allegedly stolen antiquities wind up in two of the world’s greatest museums? Learn more by reading Ariel Sabar's article from The Atlantic! https://t.co/pXwcEWW6PE
📷 Illustration by Ana Miminoshvili

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In the News: Neolithic Builders Near Jerusalem Made Advanced Plaster 8,000 Years Before the Romans, by Tudor Tarita. Read more here! https://t.co/lQHXkQhDoU
📷 Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregorio Profano 9999. Credit: Wikimedia Commons | ZME Science

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In exactly two weeks, Friends of ASOR will depart on the Cyprus Across the Ages tour, June 14-23. There are still available spots! Contact us for more info! https://t.co/v0fkDJJ4j2
📷 Photo by Carole Raddato, CC-by-NC-SA.

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New Museum Exhibit: The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy. Visit the San Francisco fine arts museum between May 2 - September 20, 2026 https://t.co/iihNA8tRnp
📷 Musée du Louvre, Paris, Purchase 1861, collection of the Marquis Giovanni Pietro Campana, Cp 5193.1–2

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Looking for something to do Sunday evening? Join the Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia (BASONOVA) for a lecture by Andrew Tobolowsky on “The Twelve Tribes of Israel” at 7:30 pm THIS Sunday, May 31, in Rockville, Maryland. https://t.co/4rkfjiktuQ
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REMINDER our ASOR’s Early Career Scholars Webinar: Reconstructing Culinary Practices in Prehistoric Cyprus is TODAY at 12:00pm ET! https://t.co/XvgQgMcBrV

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Brett Kaufman asks the question, "did the Phoenicians bring democracy to Greece?" Read more about Phoenician political institutions by subscribing to our Substack the Ancient Near East Today! https://t.co/dCNLLIU6lc
📷 Plan by Karoll Cartography. ©Brett Kaufman.

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In the News: Why modern witches are making pilgrimages to an ancient temple in Turkey. Learn more with CNN, written by Ali Halit Diker. https://t.co/9CoCvMnZ4f
📷 Ancient shrine in southwestern Turkey. Credit: Durmus Genc/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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In the News: Turkish authorities in Gaziantep seized a 2-meter python-skin manuscript inscribed with Hebrew letters in gold from an individual suspected of illegal excavations and trading on the black market. Read more at Türkiye Today. https://t.co/CCf2lS2V6E
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What We're Watching: 1177 BC: The vanishing of the first globalized world with Eric Cline. Watch here! https://t.co/Ub7NzDZ5wH
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What We're Listening to: Away with the Pharaohs by The Egypt Exploration Society—an interview with Dr. Meg Gundlach. Tune in here! https://t.co/BuND1Yp9zr
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What We're Reading: "Rethinking Troy: how years of careful peace, not epic war, shaped this bronze age city" by the Conversation. Read more here! https://t.co/2rKV4cWl5I
📷 A painting by Hendrik Frans van Lint. Credit: The National Gallery/Alamy

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Webinar: Reconstructing Culinary Practices in Prehistoric Cyprus. Tune in with ASOR’s Early Career Scholars next Friday, May 29th at 12:00pm ET! https://t.co/XvgQgMcBrV

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In the News: The Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative has launched an Arabic version of their very useful online database, increasing accessibility for the study of cuneiform inscriptions. Read more by University of York at https://t.co/ah9KJspb8x
📷 Credit: Penn Museum

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In the News: A Cuneiform Tablet Workshop Found in Ancient Nineveh Reveals That Assyrian Scribes Never Fired or Carefully Prepared Them. Read more of this piece published by LBV Magazine, written by Guillermo Carvajal. https://t.co/fgNez3za50
📷 Credit: M. Jean et al. 2026

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In the News: The Classical Association of Scotland is offering an online summer school for ancient languages, including Aramaic, Hurrian, Sumerian, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, and more! https://t.co/ZSqQfNGmiq
📷 Credit: The Classical Association of Scotland

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Our #ObjectoftheMonth needs two days of attention. Here's a reconstruction of the star with surrounding fragments: three figures wearing decorating robes and masks face the star on the left. Read in depth about the star here! https://t.co/bgnW9o1ycM.
📷 Credit: B. Drabsch.