Archaeology Odyssey

Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!

See the following articles in the September/October 1999 issue of Archaeology Odyssey: Cemal Pulak, “Shipwreck! Recovering 3,000-Year-Old Cargo,” and Dorit Symington, “Recovered! The World’s Oldest Book,” AO 02:04.

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Footnote 1 - Littoral Truths

See Shelley Wachsmann, “The Galilee Boat—2,000-Year-Old Hull Recovered Intact,” BAR 14:05.

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Footnote 1 - Sons of God

See Elie Borowski, “Cherubim: God’s Throne?” BAR 21:04 and Robin M. Jensen, “Of Cherubim and Gospel Symbols,” BAR 21:04.

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Footnote 1 - Destinations: Kerkouane, Tunisia

“Punic” is derived from “Phoenician” and is used to describe North African Phoenicians after they broke off from the Levantine motherland in the sixth century B.C.

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Footnote 1 - Reviews

For a good summary of this concept, see Alan B. Lloyd, “Psychology and Society in the Ancient Egyptian Cult of the Dead,” in William Kelly Simpson, ed., Religion and Philosophy in Ancient Egypt, Yale Egyptological Studies 3 (New Haven, 1989), pp. 117–134.