Oriental Institute News & Notes, Issue 237, Spring 2018, Now Available

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publciation of Oriental Institute News & Notes Issue 237 (Spring 2018).

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Lecture by Mordechai Aviam on "Yodfat (Jotapata): The Life and Death of a Jewish Galilean Town"

Mordechai Aviam will give a lecture about "Yodfat (Jotapata): The Life and Death of a Jewish Galilean Town" on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.

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Oriental Institute Annual Report 2016-2017 Now Available

The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the online publciation of Oriental Institute Annual Report 2016-2017.

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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 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 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 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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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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