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OI marks 100 years of discovery in ancient Middle East

Aug 6, 2019
Norman Golb sitting at his desk

Norman Golb, renowned scholar of medieval Jewish history, 1928‒2020

Jan 13, 2021
Liquid Crystals

Ten cool research stories you might have missed this year

Dec 22, 2020
The ancient city of Persepolis in present-day Iran

How AI could help translate the written language of ancient civilizations

Mar 11, 2020
Pale stone block with faint inscriptions, half submerged in water

Oriental Institute archaeologists help discover lost kingdom in ancient Turkey

Feb 20, 2020
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

Jan 8, 2020

Trump’s threat to attack 52 Iranian sites draws criticism, concern

Jan 6, 2020

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Michael Rakowitz exhibit

Artist reimagines ancient Middle Eastern artifact in vivid color

Oct 2, 2019
Christopher Woods

The Politics of Archaeology In Iraq With Christopher Woods (Ep. 31)

The director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago explains how archaeological investment becomes a form of diplomacy. 

Aeon exhibit inside Mansueto

Art installation inside Mansueto Library dome transforms OI’s ancient figures

Sep 17, 2019
Cleaning the Persepolis relief

Ancient Persian artifact nearly 2,500 years old returns to Oriental Institute

Sep 12, 2019
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