Oriental Institute
By Andrew Bauld
May 17, 2017
Christopher Woods, a leading scholar of Sumerian language and writing, has been appointed director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Woods will become the 13th director of...Read more
Source: UChicago
August 25, 2016
Technology reunites Roman portrait and bust separated by centuries and continents
By William Harms
June 17, 2016
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
Source: The Conversation
May 31, 2016
In op-ed, postdoctoral fellow Fiona Rose-Greenland discusses research on ISIS’ antiquities trade
Source: WBEZ
May 19, 2016
Postdoctoral fellow Fiona Rose-Greenland discusses Neubauer Collegium’s antiquities trafficking project
Source: Scientific American
May 9, 2016
Oriental Institute Research Associate Emily Teeter discusses possible symbolism of ancient tattoo
Source: NBC Chicago
April 21, 2016
Video: Carlotta Maher discusses her 50 years of service as Oriental Institute volunteer
February 18, 2016
Source: Al Jazeera America
November 20, 2015
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’
October 9, 2015
A new exhibition at the Oriental Institute will give visitors a rare glimpse inside the ancient city of Persepolis. “ Persepolis: Images of an Empire ,” which opens Oct. 13,...Read more
Source: William Harms
August 28, 2015
Aerial surveys transform Oriental Institute studies of ancient dwellings, help track looting
Source: UChicago
August 24, 2015
Aerial surveys transform Oriental Institute studies of ancient dwellings, help track looting
By Jann Ingmire
July 8, 2015
Current climate models do not accurately account for humans’ role in changing the environment, according to a UChicago-led team of international researchers embarking upon a project to help climate scientists...Read more
Source: New York Times
June 29, 2015
In op-ed, archaeologist describes Oriental Institute's Dhamar Survey Project in Yemen, which collected thousands of artifacts destroyed by recent Saudi bombing campaign
Source: William Harms
May 13, 2015
Oriental Institute team uses digital tools to capture nuances and share research
By Rebecca A. Clay
May 8, 2015
Experts discuss measures that may preserve threatened antiquities
By Susie Allen
March 11, 2015
Archaeologists across the world watched with alarm recently after the Islamic State group released a video of militants shattering ancient artifacts at a museum in Mosul, Iraq. Outrage at the...Read more
Source: Chicago Tonight/WTTW
March 11, 2015
Prof. McGuire Gibson discusses Islamic State militants' destruction of ancient artifacts in Mosul
Source: WBEZ
March 11, 2015
Audio: Oriental Institute chief curator Jack Green discusses ISIS’ destruction of ancient artifacts in Iraq
Source: New York Times
March 9, 2015
Oriental Institute chief curator Jack Green notes that ISIS attacks on ancient art ‘intended to erase history and the identity of the people of Iraq’