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Book of the dead

Exhibit illustrates magical powers of Book of the Dead in ancient Egypt

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Miguel Civil, world’s leading scholar of ancient Sumerian, 1926-2019

University of Chicago’s Miguel Civil, top expert on ancient Sumerian, dead at 92


Miguel Civil

Miguel Civil, preeminent scholar of world’s oldest written language, dies at 92


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Ancient urban villa with shrine for ancestor worship discovered in Egypt

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Oriental Institute helps in return of stolen Persepolis artifact to Iran

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Newly discovered buildings reveal clues to ancient Egyptian dynasties

Robert McCormick Adams, anthropologist, former provost and Oriental Institute director, 1926-2018

How to live after death in ancient Egypt


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Christopher Woods appointed director of the Oriental Institute

Oriental Institute egyptologist uncovers an ancient puzzle


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