As reported by the University of Chicago News, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures has launched a new initiative, which brings together data science, AI and the humanities to transform how scholars study the ancient world.
ISAC launches Data Research Center
July 20, 2026
This is a transformative step for ISAC and for the study of ancient cultures.
The ISAC Data Research Center represents a major step forward in the Institute’s century-long tradition of pioneering research on the civilizations of the ancient Middle East and North Africa. It integrates ISAC’s research archives and databases into a unified center dedicated to supporting digital scholarship, open access, and computational research across disciplines.
Paintings and negatives stored in the ISAC Archives.
For the full story, please visit the University of Chicago News report: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/isac-launches-data-research-center-advance-digital-discovery-humanities