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Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead, Nov. 1–2) Collection
Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead, Nov. 1–2) Collection Highlight: The Human skull (calavarea) is a quintessential symbol of death. Making this...

Did you know? On October 27, 2004, the faculty of the Oriental
Did you know? On October 27, 2004, the faculty of the Oriental Institute, led by Director Gil J. Stein, unanimously voted to issue all new publicatio...

Welcome to Museum Campus South! Museum Campus South is a
Welcome to Museum Campus South! Museum Campus South is a collection of seven museums located in the heart of Chicago’s mid-South Side including the...

Welcome Back UChicago Alumni ! In 1931, through the generous
Welcome Back UChicago Alumni ! In 1931, through the generous financial support of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the Oriental Institute moved into new per...

Work must go on. From the field, where our staff actively
Work must go on. From the field, where our staff actively unearths Mesopotamian, Phrygian, or ancient Egyptian cities, to our home base at the Univer...

Emily Teeter, Egyptologist and Research Associate, Oriental
Emily Teeter, Egyptologist and Research Associate, Oriental Institute met the king when she was a PhD student in 1977 and , traveled with him when he ...

Travel with the OI to Georgia & Armenia September 5-24,
Travel with the OI to Georgia & Armenia September 5-24, 2014 Join Dr. Tasha Vorderstrasse, Research Associate at the Oriental Institute, for this one...