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The OI announces the continuation of the National Museum of Afghanistan (NMA) Cultural Heritage Preservation Partnership

On January 22, 2019, representatives of the U.S. Embassy-Kabul, the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Museum of Afghanistan, and the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago met to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides a three-year extension of the National Museum of Afghanistan (NMA) cultural heritage preservation partnership with the OI. 

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2019

ARCE Lecture by Joseph Barabe on "New Tools for Artifact Analysis"

ARCE's Illinois Chapter will host Joseph G. Barabe who will give a lecture about "Assessing the Gospel Truth: New Tools for Ancient Artifact Analysis" on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 5:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.

Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2019

Lecture by Mario Martin on Megiddo in the Late Bronze Age

Mario Martin will give a lecture about "Megiddo in the Late Bronze Age: Radiocarbon Chronology and Historical Considerations" on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 12:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.

Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Lecture by Serenella Mancini on "Islamic Pottery Production"

Serenella Mancini will give a lecture about "Islamic Pottery Production in Istakhr and Irbil: Comparing Southwest Iran with Northern Iraq" on Monday, February 25, 2019, at 3:30 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.

Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Emeritus Professor Miguel Civil, Leading Expert in Sumerian, Passes Away at 92

Miguel Civil, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, passed away on January 13, 2019. He was widely considered the world's leading expert in the Sumerian language.

Posted on Friday, February 1, 2019