institute for the study of ancient cultures (isac)

Formerly the Oriental Institute Museum

1155 East 58th St.

Saturday, September 23, 2023

breasted hall

1:30 - 2:30PM JOSH BERMAN & BEN LaMAR GAY PERFORM EVERYWHERE OFTEN: FOR jaime

3:30 - 4:30PM SAM THOUSAND & JUSTIN DILLARD

Both a pioneering interdisciplinary research center for the study of the ancient West Asian and North African cultures, and a world-renowned museum, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia & North Africa (ISAC) at the University of Chicago aims to understand, reveal, and protect the earliest civilizations. The ISAC houses some 350,000 artifacts—around 5,000 of which are on display—excavated mainly by ISAC archaeologists. Founded in 1919, the ISAC has pioneered innovative excavations and comprehensive dictionary projects that chronicle ancient civilizations of West Asia and North Africa.

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