Near Eastern
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"Even in the time of Urartu, people did not speak this language; it was only written," said Mehmet Isikli, director of the Department of Near Eastern Archaeology at Ataturk University in Erzurum.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Penner, the library's curator of African and Near Eastern Manuscripts, said the actors had been excited to see the text, with Holland being "super interested" in the artifact.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, which includes Iran, shed scores of career officials last year, many of them replaced by greener subordinates or political appointees.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University and a master’s in journalism and Near Eastern studies from New York University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
By 1652, the year the Dutch arrived at Cape Town with their winter-rain crops of Near Eastern origin, the Xhosa had still not spread beyond the Fish River.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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