As Though for the First Time
Petroglyph is one of the most over-used terms in archaeology. Everyone, it seems, knows all…
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Obsius, If That Was His Name
If you have ever set foot in an archaeological museum, you have seen them. Obsidian…
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Twenty-Four Names for One Place
After Aghtamar, the city of Van itself. And first of all, of course, the Van…
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Aghtamar Tells the Bible
Outside, in relief; inside, in paint. Though “paint” is by now a generous word: of…
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When the Sun Sinks Slowly into Lake Van
The reeds along the shore go still, gulls turn overhead, and somewhere in the distance…
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The Wall of the Rescued
Every wall, every corner is a chapter of a book written in stone. The Church…
