A Most Fortuitous Find at Dunhuang, China (1900 C.E.) Among its many accomplishments, the Pugyal empire of Tibet (ca. 7th–9th century C.E.) rivaled
... [Read More]
Nils H. Korsvoll on the magic of material culture Philology and text-critical studies traditionally see manuscripts as repositories of traces and clues to
... [Read More]
Samuel Collins on a dazzling trove of medieval treasure Early medieval archaeology rarely makes news. Star power rests instead with discoveries from the
... [Read More]
Roberta Mazza on cultural artifacts as commodity “The elderly owner of our new Sappho papyrus wishes to remain anonymous, and its provenance is obscure (it
... [Read More]
Introduction – Jennifer Barry (University of Mary Washington) and Eva Mroczek (UC Davis) Cluster #1 Årstein Justnes (University of Agder, Norway) – Fragments for Sale:
... [Read More]
Årstein Justnes on selling scripture Since 2002 more than 75 previously unknown Dead Sea Scroll fragments have surfaced on the antiquities market, and recent
... [Read More]
Eva Mroczek on stories of discovery In his short story Forevermore, Israeli writer S.Y. Agnon relates the story of a scholar, Adiel Amzeh.
... [Read More]