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2026
News & Notes 263 (Summer)

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News & Notes 263

News & Notes highlights the breadth of activity across the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, from new museum exhibitions and fieldwork updates to faculty research and educational… Learn More
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2026
News & Notes 262 (Winter/Spring)

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News & Notes 262

News & Notes highlights the breadth of activity across the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, from new museum exhibitions and fieldwork updates to faculty research and educational… Learn More
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2026
A Connecting Polemic in the Medieval Mediterranean: The Correspondence of Leo III and ʿUmar II

Editor(s): Thomas E. Burman, Nuria de Castilla, Seonyoung Kim, Sergio La Porta, Jeremy Pearson, Alison M. Vacca.

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Late Antique and Medieval Islamic Near East 6

This book offers the first comprehensive edition and translation of all surviving versions—Latin, Armenian, Arabic, and Aljamiado—of the polemical correspondence attributed to the Byzantine emperor… Learn More
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2026
A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia

Editor(s): Marc Maillot.

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ISAC Museum Publications 4

Published in conjunction with A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia, a special exhibition of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures at the University of Chicago, this sumptuously illustrated volume… Learn More
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2026
Ancient Iran in the ISAC Museum

Author(s): Abbas Alizadeh.

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ISAC Museum Publications 3

Discover the splendor of ancient Iran through a stunning selection of artifacts from the Robert and Deborah Aliber Persian Gallery at the University of Chicago’s Institute for the Study of Ancient… Learn More
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2026
A Kid’s Bestiary of Ancient Nubia

Editor(s): Kate Ayres; Designer(s): Josh Tulisiak.

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Miscellaneous Publications

This children’s activity book was created for the ISAC Museum special exhibition A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia (April 16, 2026–August 16, 2026). Let Zaraafa the giraffe accompany you in Nubia, a region… Learn More
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2025
Annual Report 2024–2025

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Annual Report 2024–2025

The Annual Report of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago provides a comprehensive overview of the Institute’s activities over the past year. It highlights… Learn More
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2025
News & Notes 261 (Autumn)

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News & Notes 261

News & Notes highlights the breadth of activity across the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, from new museum exhibitions and fieldwork updates to faculty research and educational… Learn More
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2025
News & Notes 260 (Summer)

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News & Notes 260

News & Notes highlights the breadth of activity across the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, from new museum exhibitions and fieldwork updates to faculty research and educational… Learn More
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2025
News & Notes 259 (Winter/Spring)

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News & Notes 259

News & Notes highlights the breadth of activity across the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, from new museum exhibitions and fieldwork updates to faculty research and educational… Learn More
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2025
Megiddo Ivories Coloring Book

Author(s): Kiersten Neumann.

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Miscellaneous Publications

Uncover the art of the ancient world through 25 hand-drawn illustrations based on carved ivories from Megiddo, a powerful city in the Late Bronze Age. These ivories—once part of furniture, boxes, and… Learn More
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2024
Annual Report 2023–2024

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Annual Report 2023–2024

The Annual Report of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago provides a comprehensive overview of the Institute’s activities over the past year. It highlights… Learn More
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2024
News & Notes 258 (Autumn)

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News & Notes 258

News & Notes highlights the breadth of activity across the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, from new museum exhibitions and fieldwork updates to faculty research and educational… Learn More
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