Lecture by Oliver Wilson on "Epiphany at Raqqa, Syria"
University of Oxford Professor Oliver Watson will give a lecture titled "Epiphany at Raqqa, Syria: A Museum Curator and Archaeology" about the beginnings of Islamic glazed pottery, relations of Syria to Egypt and Iran, and reflections on the disciplines of Art History and Archaeology.
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Lecture by Marjorie Venit on "Strangers in a Strange Land"
Marjorie Venit, University of Maryland, will give a lecture titled "Strangers in a Strange Land: Negotiating the Afterlife in Greek Tombs in Graeco-Roman Egypt."
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Chicago House Bulletin XXV (2014) Now Online
The Epigraphic Survey announces the publication of Chicago House Bulletin XXV, which details the accomplishments of the 2013–2014 field season in Luxor, Egypt.
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New Book on Ancient Settlement Systems Now Released
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the in-print and online publication of a new title Ancient Settlement Systems and Cultures in the Ram Hormuz Plain, Southwestern Iran.
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Employment: Integrated Database Project Manager
The Oriental Institute seeks a qualified Project Manager to help facilitate a multi-disciplinary team through a data migration and web development as part of the Integrated Database Project.
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Egyptologist Cynthia Sheikholeslami will give a lecture at the OI on Tuesday, September 23
Egyptologist Cynthia Sheikholeslami will give a lecture at the OI on Tuesday, September 23 about ancient Egyptian love poetry.
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Publication of a new title Digital Epigraphy
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publication of a new title Digital Epigraphy.
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New Book on Mesopotamian Pottery Now Released
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the in-print and online publication of a new title Mesopotamian Pottery: A Guide to the Babylonian Tradition in the Second Millennium B.C.
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Grace White dissertation now available online
The dissertation of Grace White entitled The Religious Iconography of Cappadocian Glyptic in the Assyrian Colony Period and its Significance in the Hittite New Kingdom is now available online through the Dissertations page of the Research Archives.
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The Oriental Institute takes stock of its collection of mummies
As reported in an article on "Mummy Figures" by Lydialyle Gibson for the University of Chicago Magazine, the Oriental Institute recently inventoried its collection of mummies.
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