The pyramids and temples of Egypt, which still stand as magnificent monuments to ancient Egyptian civilization, were the result of some of the world’s first urban planners—the ruling pharaohs who...Read more

Assoc. Prof. Sofia Torallas Tovar analyzes Greco-Roman-era Egyptian texts

A new exhibition at the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute Museum will offer a glimpse into everyday life in a lively, multicultural city in ancient Egypt. “A Cosmopolitan City: Muslims,...Read more

An inscription on a 3,500-year-old stone block from Egypt may be one of the world’s oldest weather reports—and could provide new evidence about the chronology of events in the ancient...Read more

Last month, the Art Institute of Chicago teamed up with radiologist Michael W. Vannier of the University of Chicago Medicine and Oriental Institute research associate Emily Teeter to study two...Read more

Sahar El-Nadi, an eyewitness to the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, explores Tahrir Square creativity as a tool for mass education and facilitating change, and the role of women in the revolution...Read more

Iconic statue of Egyptian king among rare relics making first U.S. trip to Oriental Institute

One of the most important artifacts from the early history of Egypt, a remarkable, 2-foot tall limestone statue of a king who reunified the country nearly 5,000 years ago, will...Read more

A Panel Discussion with panelists: Muhammad Eissa, Lecturer of Arabic Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations Ahmed El-Shamsy, Assistant Professor Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations Noha Forster,...Read more

Exhibition relives James Henry Breasted’s dangerous but fruitful 1919–20 journey to Mideast.

From tortilla making in Mexico to drumming in Sri Lanka, international studies spark ideas.

Radiologists and Egyptologists team up to analyze Meresamun, a nearly 3,000 year-old-Egyptian mummy.