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OI marks 100 years of discovery in ancient Middle East

The ancient city of Persepolis in present-day Iran

How AI could help translate the written language of ancient civilizations

Pale stone block with faint inscriptions, half submerged in water

Oriental Institute archaeologists help discover lost kingdom in ancient Turkey

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

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


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Michael Rakowitz exhibit

Artist reimagines ancient Middle Eastern artifact in vivid color

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

Cleaning the Persepolis relief

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

Unpackaging the relief

Video: 4,000-pound Ancient Persian artifact returns to the Oriental Institute

Scholars excavate Sam’al

Burned buildings reveal sacking of ancient Turkish city 3,500 years ago