More on that Sardinian Phoenician scarab

PHOENICIAN WATCH: Phoenician Scarab Found in Sardinia. New excavations reveal the island played a much more extensive role in Phoenician trade than initially thought (MICAH VAN HALTEREN, Armstrong Institute of Biblical Archaeology).

Excavators digging at the ancient site of Nuraghe Ruinas of Arzana on the Italian island of Sardinia have found a Phoenician-type scarab seal, the Superintendency of Archaeology for the Sassari and Nuoro provinces in Sardinia announced on February 3. This discovery further confirms the presence of the Phoenicians on the island during the Iron Age (c. 950-500 b.c.e.).

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I have already noted the discovery here. But this article is worth a read for its more detailed biblical background. And for a recent post on the Phoenician Nora Stone Inscription and the Phoenicians at Nora (Sardinia), see here.

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