THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE MUSEUM WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED
The Oriental Institute Museum will be temporarily closed.
The health and safety of our community is of great concern to the University of Chicago and the Oriental Institute, particularly in light of the evolving situation regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19). The OI has been working with the University, and we are carefully monitoring information and guidelines from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Chicago Department of Public Health. We are also taking appropriate measures to maintain a safe environment here at the OI. To this end, the OI Museum will be closed from 3/17–3/31, at which point we will reassess the situation. Please understand that this decision was made in the best interests of community health and safety and please check this website for any updates or changes. For additional information from the University on the coronavirus (COVID-19), please visit this website: https://coronavirusupdates.uchicago.edu/.
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Conference on Sealing Theories and Practices in the Ancient Near East
The OI will host its sixteenth annual postdoctoral conference, organized this year by Postdoctoral Fellow Delphine Poinsot on "Sealing Theories and Practices in the Ancient Near East," on March 5–6, 2020. See conference webpage for full schedule and details.
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Lecture by Martha Roth on Judicial Violence in Mesopotamia
Martha Roth will give a lecture about "On Judicial Violence in Mesopotamia: The Problem of an Eye for an Eye" on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Felipe Rojas on Green Petra
Felipe Rojas will give a lecture about "Green Petra: Archaeological Assemblages in the City's Northern Hinterlands" on Tuesday, March, 10, 2020 at 1:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Lorenz Rahmstorf & Nicola Ialongo about the Origin and Use of Weights
Lorenz Rahmstorf & Nicola Ialongo will give a lecture about "The Origin and Use of Weights and Hacksilver in the Bronze Age Near East" on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 3:30 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Lee Clare on 25 Years of Research at Göbeklitepe
Lee Clare will give a lecture about "25 Years of Research at Göbeklitepe: A Summary of Past and Recent Results" on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Vincent van Exel on Early Iron Age States
Vincent van Excel will give a lecture about "Ethnicity, Language, and the Rise of Early Iron Ages States" on Tuesdsay, March 3, 2020, at 12:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Research Archives to Host Historical Book Structure Workshops
*This event has been postponed and rescheduled for Friday, June 26, 2020
The Research Archives will be hosting a set of Historical Book Structure Workshops on Friday, June 26, 2020, in the Research Archives reading room. The details for the workshops can be found on the event homepage: https://oi.uchicago.edu/historical-book-structure-workshop.
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Lecture by Petra Goedegebuure about "Anatolians on the Move"
Petra Goedegebuure will give the Marija Gimbutas Memorial Lecture about "Anatolians on the Move: From Kurgans to Kanesh" on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020, at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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Oriental Institute News & Notes, Issue 244, Winter 2020, Now Available
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago announces the print and online publication of News & Notes 244 (Winter 2020).
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