A strategic initiative dedicated to advancing the conservation, presentation, and management of archaeological mosaics in the Mediterranean region, MOSAIKON was launched in 2008 by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Foundation, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), and the International Committee for the Conservation of Mosaics (ICCM). Over the next fifteen years, with the collaboration of regional government authorities and an international group of conservation professionals and consultants, MOSAIKON helped prepare over two hundred decision-makers, site managers, museum professionals, and conservation technicians to protect and conserve the region’s extraordinary archaeological heritage.
This final report on the project summarizes MOSAIKON’s numerous accomplishments and contributions to the field. It documents the transformative effect that MOSAIKON—through training, capacity building, research, model projects, publications, and support for the professional community—has had on the region. It includes case studies from MOSAIKON’s training and capacity-building efforts in Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey and describes MOSAIKON’s model conservation project on the sustainable conservation of in situ mosaics at Bulla Regia. It identifies challenges, lessons learned, and future opportunities for the preservation of Mediterranean archaeological heritage, followed by appendices and a bibliography of publications, websites, videos, and didactic materials produced during MOSAIKON.
Political transitions, lack of economic resources, and the increasing impacts of climate change present serious challenges to the conservation of invaluable cultural heritage in this region. It is hoped that this summary of the landmark achievements of MOSAIKON will encourage future efforts to build upon MOSAIKON’s foundation and meet these challenges.
Monday, November 9, 2026
MOSAIKON Final Report
Getty Conservation Institute (Author), Getty Foundation (Author), ICCROM (Author), ICCM (Author)
Provenance Research for Mediterranean Antiquities: Methods and Resources
Edited by Judith Barr, Nicole Budrovich, and David Saunders
The first of its kind, this book is an accessible, comprehensive primer of methods and resources for researching the provenance of Mediterranean (Greek, Roman, and Etruscan) antiquities. In addition to outlining effective strategies for documentation and investigation, the volume features an annotated guide to key archives, databases, and twentieth-century dealers to facilitate a broad spectrum of research endeavors. Building upon a decade-long review of the Getty Museum’s antiquities collection, it draws together instructive case studies, legal perspectives, and practical experience to provide an efficient reference for museum professionals, scholars, collectors, and students. The authors aim to emphasize the need for diligent provenance research and to shorten the learning curve for such projects.
The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at getty.edu/publications/provenance-research and includes zoomable illustrations. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book.
Foreword - Verena Lepper Provenance Research for Mediterranean Antiquities: An Introduction - Judith Barr, Nicole Budrovich, and David Saunders Chapter 1: Mediterranean Archaeology and Provenance Research: A Diachronic Perspective - C. Brian Rose Chapter 2: Methods and Resources - Judith Barr and Nicole Budrovich Chapter 3: Legal Perspectives on Acquisitions of Mediterranean Antiquities - Stephen W. Clark and Stephen K. Urice Appendix 1: Annotated Resource Guide - Judith Barr Appendix 2: Dealer Biographies - Nicole Budrovich Bibliography Acknowledgments - Judith Barr, Nicole Budrovich, and David Saunders
Open Access Journal: TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism
[Posted in AWOL 22 December 2010. Updated 9 November 2026]
TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism
ISSN 1089-7747
TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism is a peer-reviewed electronic journal dedicated to study of the Jewish and Christian biblical texts. TC is open access and publishes full-length scholarly articles, shorter notes, project reports, and reviews of works in the field of biblical textual criticism.
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Sunday, November 8, 2026
Nomads in Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Nomads were a frequent fixture in the ancient landscapes of Northeast Africa and the Nile basin. Maligned by ancient riverine cultures and ignored by many historians, the nomads of ancient Egypt and Nubia comprise diverse groups of people for whom the desert was their home and herding was a way of life. This Element traces the lives of different ancient nomadic groups across Egypt and Sudan, from the Medjay to the Libyans, from Blemmyes to Saracens. Sketching out approaches from texts and archaeology, this synthesis explores issues related to nomads' mobility, social organisation and their complex relationship with urban states. This Element demonstrates that a holistic picture of ancient Northeast Africa and the states of Egypt and Nubia requires a proper appraisal of nomads and their society.
Information Element contents
- Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 What Is Nomadism?
- 1.2 Dryland Nomadism and Pastoralism
- 1.3 Northeast African Drylands
- 1.4 The Herd
- 1.5 Managing a Herd
- 1.6 Agropastoralism
- 1.7 Climate, Ecology, and Transhumance
- 1.8 Nomadic ‘Tribes’
- 2 The Nomadic Regions
- 2.1 The Sinai and Eastern Desert
- 2.2 The Atbai
- 2.3 Butana, Bayuda, and Gezira
- 2.4 West Nubia
- 2.5 Libya
- 2.6 Nile Pastoralists
- 3 Urban Approaches
- 3.1 Egyptian and Nubian Cultural Attitudes to Nomadism
- 3.2 Nomads in Visual Representations
- 4 Nomads in the Archaeological Record
- 4.1 Campsites
- 4.2 Burials
- 4.3 Rock Art
- 4.4 Environmental Archaeology and Palaeoclimatology
- 4.5 Surveying and Excavating Nomadic Societies: Case Studies
- 4.6 The Analogy of Ethnography
- 5 Nomads and the State
- 5.1 From Herders to Pharaohs? Neolithic Nomads and the Saharan Origin of Egypt
- 5.2 Nomadic Pastoralism on the Nile: Seasonality and Diasporas
- 5.3 Nomadic Identity
- 5.4 Exchange, Trade, and Access
- 5.5 Dominion and Subjugation
- 5.6 Raiding and Nomadic Pastoralism
- 5.7 Nomadic Political Organization
- 5.8 Nomads Forming Polities
- 6 Conclusion and Afterword
- Acknowledgement
- Ancient Egypt in Context
Open Access Journal: Hypnos: Revista do Centro de Estudos da Antiguidade
[First posted in AWOL 15 April 2011. Updated 8 November 2026]
ISSN Impresso 1413-9138
ISSN Eletrônico 2177-5346
A Hypnos é, qualitativa e quantitativamente, uma revista de Filosofia Greco-romana. Busca ampliar, também, o diálogo com outros saberes da Antiguidade Clássica, hoje bem delineados em nossas Universidades: Literatura Clássica, História Greco-romana, História das Religiões, Línguas Clássicas etc. Acreditamos que a cultura Greco-romana deve ser assumida pelos estudiosos em Filosofia com o máximo de abrangência. A Editoria persegue esse objetivo e procurará publicar, sempre que possível, não só os textos sobre Filosofia Greco-romana mas as pesquisas literárias, linguísticas, históricas, psicológicas, antropológicas e outras condizentes com esse período histórico. A extensão da cultura grega e romana antigas faz com que as atuais divisões acadêmicas sejam uma necessidade, mas não uma regra que venha a limitar o investigador, filósofo ou não. Por isso, a Hypnos apresenta largos limites para a recepção desses estudos. Basicamente, esta revista é um veículo de auxílio para a interação dos estudos Greco-romanos brasileiros e não brasileiros.
Edição Atual
n. 57 (2026)
Publicado: 2026-10-29Edição completa
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Open Access Journal: Studia Historica: Historia Antigua
[First posted in AWOL 12 October 2018, updated 7 November 2026]
Studia Historica: Historia Antigua
ISSN: 0213-2052
ISSN electrónico: 2530-4100
Prefijo DOI: 10.14201
Studia Historica. Historia Antigua es una revista científica de periodicidad anual (aparece en el mes de diciembre) dedicada a la Historia Antigua griega y romana, con inclusión de la Península Ibérica. Su publicación está a cargo del Departamento de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua y Arqueología de la Universidad de Salamanca y su edición se lleva a cabo en la editorial de la Universidad (http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/0213-2052/index).
La revista se fundó en el año 1983. Lleva 33 años ininterrumpidos de publicación y dispone de 634 objetos digitales / artículos de investigación publicados.
Vol. 44 (2026)
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