"Koning David liet tal van verhalen na, maar amper een tastbaar bewijs van leven. Heeft de vorst wel echt bestaan? Ja, zegt oudheidkundige Ticia Verveer. Door niet-Bijbelse inscripties is er reden genoeg om in historische context aandacht te besteden aan koning David". Te lezen in NIW www.niw.nl

Honored to be part of the Rosh Hashana edition of Dutch jewish magazine NIW (founded in 1865). I wrote an article about the ongoing excavations in Jerusalem and the three extrabiblical inscriptions that indicate that King David was the patriarch of a royal dynasty.

"Across the world, from the Netherlands, the US and the UK, rivers are slowly being re-wiggled, to return them to their natural course. And, in the UK, the rewards are starting to pay off, with fish, birds and invertebrates flocking back to rivers in Cumbria and West Sussex"

How restoring rivers' natural curves can prevent flooding

For centuries meandering rivers have been straightened – but experts say restoring their natural bends and curves can prevent flooding and create healthy habitats for wildlife.

Scientists have uncovered a woolly rhino so well preserved in the eastern Siberian permafrost for more than 32,000 years that its skin and fur are still intact. edition.cnn.com/2024/09/25/s...

Aerial images this September revealed the extent of the destruction. Photos: Damage to the Alta Barranco geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert in Chile. Photo credit Fundación Desierto De Atacama 2024. english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

Vehicles destroying ancient geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert: ‘The damage is irreversible’

Chile has failed to stop cars driving over the large designs etched into the rock of this vast landscape. Aerial images this September revealed the extent of the destruction

Vehicles destroying ancient geoglyphs in the Atacama Desert: ‘The damage is irreversible’ Chile has failed to stop cars driving over the large designs etched into the rock of this vast landscape. Photo Fundación Desierto De Atacama 2024. english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

Chicago on the Nile: 100 Years of the Epigraphic Survey in Egypt. A Special Exhibition at the ISAC Museum. September 17, 2024 – March 23, 2025. isac.uchicago.edu/chicagonile

During basement renovations in Corbeil-Essonnes, on the outskirts of Paris, a homeowner discovered that his house was built on a 1,700 year old burial ground. Archaeologists also found 10 plaster sarcophagi dating from the Merovingian era. Photo credit Archeodunum www.kansas.com/news/nation-...

Au Maroc, découverte d’un complexe agricole vieux de 5 000 ans, l’un des plus anciens et des plus vastes d’Afrique www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...

Au Maroc, découverte d’un complexe agricole vieux de 5 000 ans, l’un des plus anciens et des plus vastes d’Afrique

L’identification à Oued Beht d’un site préhistorique de production de céréales et de céramiques bouscule les connaissances sur le degré de complexité du Nord-Ouest africain à la fin du néolithique et ...

A shipwreck found washed ashore on a beach on Orkney has been put in a water tank for preservation and study. Researchers believe the wreck could be from the 17th Century and possibly of Dutch origin. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ancient Orkney shipwreck put in water tank for preservation

The timbers were found on the island of Sandayafter they were released from the seabed in a storm.