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Sarah E. Bond

Sarah E. Bond is associate professor of history at the University of Iowa. She blogs on antiquity and digital humanities, and is the author of Trade and Taboo: Disreputable Professions in the Roman Mediterranean.

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Archaeologists Say They Discovered Ancient Gladiator Tombs in Southern Turkey

by Sarah E. Bond August 15, 2022August 16, 2022

The Roman-era burial ground is located in Anazarbus (modern Anavarza) in the country’s southern Adana province.

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Holy Sepulchre Church Excavation Unearths Constantine-Era Rock Layers

by Sarah E. Bond July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

The findings constitute pivotal evidence for reconstructing the building methods and mosaic decorations in churches in the late Roman Empire.

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Massive Head of Hercules Pulled From Historic Shipwreck

by Sarah E. Bond June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

Marine archeologists made the findings while working on the Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck.

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Intermingling Ancient Greek and West African Mythologies to Tell New Stories

by Sarah E. Bond February 27, 2022February 25, 2022

Harmonia Rosales: Entwined brought together multiple departments and resources to accentuate the global power of mythology and center Black women.

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The Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2021

by Sarah E. Bond January 4, 2022January 4, 2022

During 2021, thousands of archaeologists worked tirelessly to continue to excavate, explore, publish, and keep the field alive across the globe.

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Ancient Rome and the Myth of the Black Avenger

by Sarah E. Bond December 12, 2021January 12, 2022

Long before Black Panther, early modern Europeans embraced a different kind of Black avenger, one largely constructed by White abolitionists.

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What Does God Even Look Like?

by Sarah E. Bond November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

The author, Francesca Stavrakopoulou, pushes back against a later theological worldview that the southern Levantine deity was always a singular, unchanging entity.

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Why the Hell We Are Obsessed with Hell

by Sarah E. Bond October 6, 2021October 6, 2021

Hell Hath No Fury provides fundamental clues as to why it seems that we cannot escape reincarnations of hell in either Dante or on Netflix.

Posted inArt

Can Mummified Cats Help Unravel the Mysteries of Ancient Dyes?

by Sarah E. Bond September 21, 2021September 22, 2021

The intricate patterns and strategic colors of the linens used on mummified remains have only begun to be understood by humanists, museum specialists, and chemists working together.

Posted inHistory

What Can Shackled and Beheaded Skeletons Reveal About Roman Servitude?

by Sarah E. Bond June 30, 2021August 4, 2021

The mere mention of slavery continues to grab attention, even if the evidence is inconclusive.

Posted inArt

What the “Nefertiti Hack” Tells Us About Digital Colonialism

by Sarah E. Bond May 24, 2021August 4, 2021

A hacked 3D scan of the famous sculpture shows how traditional models of heritage ownership might change in museums.

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Discovery of an Industrial Brewery in Ancient Egypt Rewrites the History of Beer

by Sarah E. Bond March 17, 2021August 4, 2021

To archaeologists, understanding the building of the Pyramids at Giza is a matter of scaling up the labor system seen earlier at sites like Abydos.

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