Egyptology

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


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

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