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Toponymy Simplified
Toponymy is the study of place-names, including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponymic research is based on etymological, historical, and geographical information. It investigates the origin, meaning, usage, and types of toponyms (place names). This research draws upon linguistic analysis, historical records, and geographical context to understand how and why places were named the…
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Geography & names
Toponyms and geography are also closely interlinked. In many cases, place-names can be seen to be the spoken expression of Man’s view of the surrounding landscape.
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Strong dust storms may have caused the collapse of the Akkadian Empire
Fossil coral records provide new evidence that frequent winter shamals, or dust storms, and a prolonged cold winter season contributed to the collapse of the ancient Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia.
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Was Jesus a carpenter?
Only twice do the gospels refer to Jesus as a carpenter. But the word might not mean what we think it does.
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The Myth Of The Masada
The Masada myth is the early Zionist retelling of the Siege of Masada, and an Israeli national myth.
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Meaning of Egypt
The meaning of Egypt is: “narrow passage”, in referring to the narrow land bridge, between the Levant and North Africa.
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The myth of universal deluge
The archaeological record outside of Mesopotamia does not support a universal flood model. All of the evidence, both biblical and scientific, leads to the conclusion that the Noachian deluge was a local, rather than universal, flood.