Tag: Biblical Archaeology Review
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Playing in the Kitchen
Last night I made something new. Okay, it was actually very old. Very, very old. I made this recipe I found in Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR), which is my favorite magazine. The recipe comes from Babylonian tablets originating in ancient Mesopotamia. I’m guessing that means the recipe is at least 2,500 years old. It is…
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WHAT IS IT?
In 2,500 years or so, after empires have come and gone, what will scientists and archaeologists dig up from the material culture that we now all take for granted? Will they know what it was used for when they dig it up? I’m always thinking about this a little bit. For example, when they dig…
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BEACH READING
Okay, it isn’t really beach reading because I was not at the beach. But during vacation I did read; and thought I would share some of my reading with you. Let’s start with the magazines. I read my July edition of “National Geographic.” The feature article was about Cleopatra. It wasn’t nearly as exciting as…