Oriental Institute Seeks Senior Scholar of Ancient Iranian Studies
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago seeks to appoint a distinguished senior scholar of Ancient Iranian Studies to begin in the autumn quarter of 2018 or as soon thereafter as feasible.
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Lecture by Lorelei H. Corcoran on "Case Studies at the Intersection of Art History and Egyptology"
Lorelei H. Corcoran will give a lecture about "Egyptian Art: Case Studies at the Intersection of Art History and Egyptology" on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 4:00 pm in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Jodi Magness on "The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Jodi Magness will give a lecture about "The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls" on Wednessday, October 4, 2017, from 7:00-9:00 pm in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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CAMEL is pleased to present the Anatolian Atlas
The Center for Ancient Middle Eastern Landscapes (CAMEL) at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is pleased to present the Anatolian Atlas, an online resource for geographical data related to the archaeology of Anatolia (ancient Turkey).
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Lecture by Martin Andreas Stadler on "Egyptology and Source Criticism"
Martin Andreas Stadler will give a lecture about "Egyptology and Source Criticism: Classical Authors and their Value as a Source for Researching Ancient Egypt" on Monday, October 2, 2017, at 3:30 pm in the LaSalle Banks Room.
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Lecture by Gideon Avni on "Jerusalem between Late Antiquity and Early Islam"
Gideon Avni will give a lecture about "Jerusalem between Late Antquity and Early Islam: Urban Zoning and the Creation of a Multicultural City" on Friday, October 6, 2017, at 12:00 pm in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Oriental Institute to Host a Screening of Letters from Baghdad and Discussion with Filmmakers
The Oriental Institute will host a screen in Breasted Hall of Letters from Baghdad, the story of a true original — Gertrude Bell (1868–1926)— sometimes called the “female” Lawrence of Arabia, on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, led by McGuire Gibson, Professor of Mesopotamian Archaeology.
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Oriental Institute to Host the 2017 CIPEG Annual Meeting
The University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute have the honor to host the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Comité international pour l’Égyptologie” (CIPEG), one of 30 International Committees of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The meeting will be held in Chicago, USA, from September 5th through September 8th, 2017. The theme of this meeting is “The Role of Curators in Museum Research and Exhibits: Tradition, Change, and Looking to the Future.”
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Online Publication of News & Notes 235 (2017) is Available
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces complimentary online publication of the 2017 Autumn News & Notes (#235).
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Lecture by Lindsay Allen on "The Stones of Persepolis"
Dr. Lindsay Allen, Lecturer in Greek and Near Eastern History, King's College London, will give a lecture about "The Stones of Persepolis: Dissemination, Excavations, and Reconstruction" on Wednesday, August 30th, at 7:00 pm in Breasted Hall at the Oriental Institute.
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