Oriental Institute Seeks Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Rank of Instructor
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the Oriental Institute’s Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference program for the 2018—2020 academic years. This is a twenty-four-month, non-renewable appointment.
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Lecture by Gerald Finkielsztejn on "Maresha: A Case Study of a Hellenistic City in the Levant"
Gerald Finkielsztejn will give a lecture about "Maresha: A Case Study of a Hellenistic City in the Levant" on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 5:00 pm in the LaSalle Banks room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Mehmet Özdoğan on "Göbeklitepe Culture and the Changing Image of the Neolithic Formation"
Mehmet Özdoğan will give a lecture about "Göbeklitepe Culture and the Changing Image of the Neolithic Formation" on Monday, October 23, 2017, at 4:00-6:00 pm in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Astrid Nunn and Barbara Jändl on "The Polychromy of Mesopotamian Stone Statues"
Astrid Nunn will give a lecture about "The Polychromy of Mesopotamian Stone Statues" on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at 7:00-9:00 pm in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by John Huehnergard on "The Afterlife of Akkadian"
John Huehnergard will give a lecture about "The Afterlife of Akkadian" on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at 5:00 pm in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Instititute.
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Alain Bresson Wins James Henry Breasted Prize for 2017
Alain Bresson, Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Classics and Department of History, a world leader in ancient economy, has won the American Historical Association’s James Henry Breasted Prize for 2017, for his 2016 book The Making of the Ancient Greek Economy: Institutions, Markets, and Growth in the City-States.
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Neubauer Collegium to Host Workshop on "Economic Analysis of Ancient Trade"
The Neubauer Collegium will host a workshop about the "Economic Analysis of Ancient Trade" on Friday, October 13, 2017, from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm at the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society.
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Oriental Institute Announces the Publication of Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the publication of a new title available in print and online, Book of the Dead: Becoming God in Ancient Egypt. Edited by Foy Scalf. Oriental Institute Museum Publications 39. Chicago: The Oriental Institute, 2017.
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Oriental Institute Seeks Senior Scholar of Ancient Iranian Studies
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago seeks to appoint a distinguished senior scholar of Ancient Iranian Studies to begin in the autumn quarter of 2018 or as soon thereafter as feasible.
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Lecture by Lorelei H. Corcoran on "Case Studies at the Intersection of Art History and Egyptology"
Lorelei H. Corcoran will give a lecture about "Egyptian Art: Case Studies at the Intersection of Art History and Egyptology" on Thursday, October 12, 2017, at 4:00 pm in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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