Technology reveals ancient Egypt’s complex history
Oriental Institute team uses digital tools to capture nuances and share research
William Harms
Demotic Dictionary unveils culture of ancient Egypt
Four-decade project deepens knowledge of ancient life and links to modern languages
William Harms
Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt
Curator Jack Green says Oriental Institute exhibition shows how birds embodied the life cycle of rebirth and death

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

At Oriental Institute, questioning images we make of ancient times
'Picturing the Past' exhibition debates accuracy of Middle Eastern art

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
How Iraqi ‘cradle of civilization’ was robbed
Lawrence Rothfield performs inquest into the 2003 looting of museum antiquities.
Lisa Pevtzow
A 3,000-year-old patient
Radiologists and Egyptologists team up to analyze Meresamun, a nearly 3,000 year-old-Egyptian mummy.
Suzanne Wilder