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Near eastern studies

Jacob Lauinger and Meg Swaney with students
Near Eastern Studies
Dispatch from 15th century BCE
Published Winter 2024
JHU researchers investigate a recently unearthed cuneiform tablet dating back to 15th century BCE. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Jacob Lauinger and Meg Swaney with students
Undergraduate education
History in the making
Published Dec 2, 2024 Video
Students in a Near Eastern Studies First Year Seminar try their hand at creating replicas of cuneiform tablets
Alphabetic text inscribed on a beadlike form
Archaeology
Dead letters
Published July 13, 2021
Alphabetic writing may have begun 500 years earlier than believed