Dictionary translates ancient Egypt life
Oriental Institute completes 37-year effort to create major research source on Demotic language

A rare isotope helps track an ancient water source
Argonne researchers try to help solve puzzle of Nubian Aquifer in northwest Africa

Artists help push science forward
With “scientific visualization” of fossil discoveries, artists aid scientists and popular audiences.
Steve Koppes
Critical Thinking: Assyrian Dictionary Project (Part 2)
Profs. Robert Biggs and Martha Roth discuss the 90-year-old research project
WFMT Radio
Critical Thinking: Assyrian Dictionary Project
Profs. Robert Biggs and Martha Roth discuss the 90-year-old research project
WFMT Radio
Searching for relics from the dawn of urban life
Oriental Institute team’s exploration of enigmatic 6,000-year-old Syrian site reveals evidence of social inequality, technology.
William Harms
Searching for relics from the dawn of urban life
Oriental Institute’s exploration of 6,000-year-old Syrian site reveals evidence of social inequality, technology.
William Harms
Young scholar tracked pre-Jurassic beasts to UChicago
Passion for fossils of mammalian ancestors leads to PhD’s prize-winning research.
Steve Koppes
Seeking the roots of primate personality
Biologist Dario Maestripieri interprets DNA, environmental clues to help explain behavior of monkeys and humans.
University of Chicago Magazine
Michael Knezovich