Evolution of writing began with graffiti
Oriental Institute exhibition, running through March 6, explains origins of a seminal human invention.
William Harms
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
Oriental Institute’s founding tale full of adventure
<p>Exhibition relives James Henry Breasted’s dangerous but fruitful 1919–20 journey to the Mideast.</p>
William Harms
Oriental Institute’s founding tale full of adventure
Exhibition relives James Henry Breasted’s dangerous but fruitful 1919–20 journey to Mideast.
William Harms
Oriental Institute's important stewards of the past protect, preserve
Conservators help tell stories of artifacts that have survived for millennia.
William Harms