Near Eastern Archaeology

This blog is devoted to sharing my interest in and knowledge of the history and cluture of the ancient Near East.

Saturday, December 1, 2018

ARCE Lecture on December 5

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The New York chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt and the Egyptian Consulate in New York City will host Professoe Sahar Saleem, ...
Sunday, November 4, 2018

Secret to Building Great Pyramid Discovered?

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     The answer to one of the mysteries of how the Egyptians built the great pyramid may have been discovered. Archaeologists working in the...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

ARCE NY Opens its 2018 - 2019 Lecture Season

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     The New York chapter of the American Research Center in Egypt will have its first lecture of the new academic year on Tuesday, Septembe...
Monday, September 3, 2018

Brazil Museum Gutted by Fire

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     The National Museum in Rio de Janeiro had a major fire on Sunday evening. The museum reportedly houses more than 20 million artifacts f...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

The Sarcophagus of Seti I

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     I just finished reading a new book describing the sarcophagus of the Egyptian Pharaoh Seti I. The sarcophagus is an extremely beautifu...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Luxor in Las Vegas (Part 2)

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Fig. 1 - Entranceway to the Casino      While the outside of the Luxor hotel / Casino in Las Vegas is big and splashy, the Egyptianizing...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Luxor (in Las Vegas)

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Fig. 1 - the Luxor Obelisk in Las Vegas      OK, let's get silly for a few minutes. I recently did a trip to Las Vegas and I stopped...
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John Freed, President, ASJ International, Inc.
I have worked in the securities industry for more than thirty years and founded a consulting firm (ASJ International, Inc.) in the financial services industry in 2009. I also trade stocks and options. I have a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from City University of New York and have been studying the Ancient Near East for over 40 years. I was formerly the Secretary of the Egyptological Seminar of New York and have lectured there and at City University of New York. I can read Akkadian, Sumerian and Ancient Egyptian.
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