Gil Stein

19 UChicago faculty receive named, distinguished service professorships Looking through a window on campus

19 UChicago faculty receive named, distinguished service professorships

Shattered Buddhist statues restored with help from the OI close-up on the face of a cracked plaster statue of a Buddha, with part of its cheek missing

Shattered Buddhist statues restored with help from the OI

Christopher Woods appointed director of the Oriental Institute Christopher Woods posing in a suit

Christopher Woods appointed director of the Oriental Institute

Book chronicles rise of urban planning in ancient Egypt People excavating rocks

Book chronicles rise of urban planning in ancient Egypt

How ISIL’s ‘cultural cleansing’ of history is affecting Syria, Iraq

How ISIL’s ‘cultural cleansing’ of history is affecting Syria, Iraq

Gil Stein, director of the Oriental Insititute, says Islamic State is ‘destroying the most important cultural monuments of the ancient civilizations of Iraq and Syria’


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Cultural Policy Center, Smithsonian co-host workshop on cultural heritage protection

Cultural Policy Center, Smithsonian co-host workshop on cultural heritage protection

Neubauer Collegium conference tackles complex issue of archaeological looting

Neubauer Collegium conference tackles complex issue of archaeological looting

For archaeologists, Middle East conflicts create ‘perfect sandstorm’ of challenges

For archaeologists, Middle East conflicts create ‘perfect sandstorm’ of challenges

Chicago high school students find new 'classroom' at O.I. dig in Israel

Chicago high school students find new 'classroom' at O.I. dig in Israel

Oriental Institute Museum showcases ancient Egyptians’ veneration of birds

Oriental Institute Museum showcases ancient Egyptians’ veneration of birds