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Weekend Roundup, Part 2

Archaeologists have uncovered the burial chamber of a governor’s daughter in Asyut, Egypt.

Bryan Windle explains the archaeological evidence for Pharaoh Necho II on Digging for Truth.

A professor has donated his papers describing the process of deciphering Linear B.

Cosmote Chronos is a free Apple smartphone app designed for the acropolis of Athens. “It combines the capabilities of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies with the capabilities of the 5G network to make exploring the archaeological site and learning its history immersive, realistic and fun.”

Kiosk is a free and open source integrated iPad recording platform and browser-based data manager for field archaeology.”

Hybrid lecture on Oct 15: “1177 B.C. and After: The Survival of Civilizations,” by Eric Cline (Zoom registration)

New release: Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Epic of Creation, by Johannes Haubold, Sophus Helle, Enrique Jiménez, and Selena Wisnom (Bloomsbury, $32-$90; open access)

Randy Smith explains macellum and restaurants in the latest episode in the Life in the Roman Empire series on Walking The Text.

Jerusalem Seminary is offering a new course on “Journeying with Paul,” and the instructors explain why they are excited about it.

HT: Agade, Craig Dunning, Gordon Franz, Paleojudaica

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The BiblePlaces Blog provides updates and analysis of the latest in biblical archaeology, history, and geography. Unless otherwise noted, the posts are written by Todd Bolen, PhD, Professor of Biblical Studies at The Master’s University.

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