Archaeology

Summer/19

UChicagoʼs Oriental Institute celebrates a monumental first century.

Summer/19

From the seeds first planted by William Rainey Harper and James Henry Breasted, the Oriental Institute blossomed into something rare.

Summer/19

The museum’s public outreach taps the littlest Egyptologists.

Summer/19

How has the institute’s work evolved since 1919? A faculty roundtable.

Summer/19

Director Christopher Woods, his work in Sumerology, and his vision for the OI’s second century.

Summer/19

A brief history in pictures of some essential people, places, and treasures.

08.20.2018

At the Oriental Institute, pint-sized archaeologists make their very own ancient Egyptian mural.

Spring/18

Chris Begley, AM’92, PhD’99, is an archaeologist with a taste for adventure. Just don’t call him Indiana Jones.

Winter/16

In the 1930s Oriental Institute archaeologists used photography to capture the history and grandeur of Persepolis.

Fall/15

The history of beekeeping stretches back centuries, the director of the Oriental Institute found when a hobby turned into a scholarly pursuit.

Mar–Apr/15

Jeffrey Quilter, AB’72, digs into the history of human societies for deeper insight into who we are.

12.15.2014

Professor David Schloen discusses a dig in southeastern Turkey with unexpected and exciting results.