Lecture by Roberta Mazza on "Papyrology and Ethics: Towards a More Responsible Publication Model"
Roberta Mazza will give a lecture about "Papyrology and Ethics: Towards a More Responsible Publication Model" on Monday, April 30, 2018, at 3:30 PM in Classics 21 as part of the Ancient Societies Workshop.
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Lecure by Aaron de Souza on "The Pan-Grave Enigma"
Aaron de Souza will give a lecture about "The Pan-Grave Enigma: Nomads on the Frings of Egypt and Nubia" on Monday, April 23, 2018, at 3:30 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by François Déroche on "Qur'anic Manuscripts and Imperial Patronage in Early Abbasid Times"
François Déroche will give a lecture about "A Battle of Books: Qur'anic Manuscripts and Imperial Patronage in Early Abbasid Times" on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at 7:30-9:00 p.m. in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Margaretha Folmer on "Aramaic in Bactria"
Margaretha Folmer will give a lecture about "Aramaic in Bactria: The Evidence from the Akhvamazda Letters (4th Century B.C.E.)" on Monday, April 16, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by David A. Warburton on "What Was the Difference? A Discussion of Possible Differences and Contrasts between Economies East and West in Antiquity"
David A. Warburton wil give a lecture about "What Was the Difference? A Discussion of Possible Differences and Contrasts between Economies East and West in Antiquity" on Friday, April 13, 2018, at 4:00 p.m. in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Rüstem Aslan on "The Turks and Troy"
Rüstem Aslan will give a lecture about "The Turks and Troy: The 'Treasure of Priam' according to Ottoman Documents" on Thrusday, April 12, 2018, at 4:00–6:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Arlene M. Rosen on "Climate Change and the Origins of Agriculture in Western Asia"
Arlene M. Rosen will give a lecture about "Climate Change and the Origins of Agriculture in Western Asia: A Story of Risk, Resilience, and Sustainable Foraging during Cycles of Wet and Dry Conditions" on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Book of the Dead Exhibit Featured in UChicago Magazine
The Oriental Institute's Special Exhibit "Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt," which closes on March 31, 2018, was featured by UChicago Magazine in an article written by Lucas McGranahan called "A Matter of Life and Death: Egyptian Book of the Dead Comes Alive at the Oriental Institute." The full story can be read on the UChicago Magazine website.
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Lecture by Wayne Horowitz on "Tales of an Assyriologist in the Canadian Arctic"
Wayne Horowitz (Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem) will give a lecture about "Tales of an Assyriologist in the Canadian Arctic" on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 4:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Oriental Institute Collections Research Grant 2018–2019
Museum Collections Research Grants will be available to researchers for the 2018–2019 academic year through the generosity of Jim Sopranos. The Oriental Institute welcomes applications from researchers at all levels (i.e. Masters Degree or PhD candidates to well-established professionals) and all nationalities. Funding is primarily aimed to help support the costs of travel, accommodation, subsistence, and to cover relevant research costs for the researcher during the appointed period.
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