Conference on Sealing Theories and Practices in the Ancient Near East

The OI will host its sixteenth annual postdoctoral conference, organized this year by Postdoctoral Fellow Delphine Poinsot on "Sealing Theories and Practices in the Ancient Near East," on March 5–6, 2020. See conference webpage for full schedule and details.

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Research Archives to Host Historical Book Structure Workshops

*This event has been postponed and rescheduled for Friday, June 26, 2020

The Research Archives will be hosting a set of Historical Book Structure Workshops on Friday, June 26, 2020, in the Research Archives reading room. The details for the workshops can be found on the event homepage: https://oi.uchicago.edu/historical-book-structure-workshop.

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Lecture by Petra Goedegebuure about "Anatolians on the Move"

Petra Goedegebuure will give the Marija Gimbutas Memorial Lecture about "Anatolians on the Move: From Kurgans to Kanesh" on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020, at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.

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Oriental Institute News & Notes, Issue 244, Winter 2020, Now Available

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the print and online publication of News & Notes 244 (Winter 2020).

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Professorship in Mesopotamian Archaeology

The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications for an open-rank tenure-track, or tenured, faculty position in Mesopotamian archaeology.

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Ian Hodder to Deliver the Braidwood Visiting Scholar Lecture

Ian Hodder will deliver the Braidwood Visiting Scholar Lecture on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 7:00 PM about "What We Learned from 25 Years of Research at Catalhoyuk" in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.

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Chicago House Bulletin XXIX Now Available

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publication of Chicago House Bulletin volume XXIX.

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Support the OI on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Save the date to support a new generation of Orienal Institute scholars on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2019.

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Suq Holiday Sale Starts on November 29

Mark your calendar! Holiday Sale at the SUQ starts on November 29 and will last until December 8, 2019. Members of the OI receive 20% off and non-members receive 15% off.

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Oriental Institute News & Notes, Issue 243, Fall 2019, Now Available

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publication of News & Notes Issue 243, Fall 2019.

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