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NELC & Babylonian Collection at the U.N. Global Colloquium of University Presidents on Cultural Heritage & Preservation
May 30, 2016
In April 2016 Yale University hosted the eighth United Nations Global Colloquium of University Presidents focused on cultural heritage and preservation. As part of the activities planned for this event ancient art...
Yale-NELC Cuneiform Commentaries Project received award from the National Endowment for the Humanities
July 19, 2015
In the summer of 2015 the Yale’s Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP) directed by Professor Eckart Frahm was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to prepare the online publication of...
Yale-affiliated Assyriologists at the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale held in Warsaw, Poland in 2014.
September 14, 2014
Every year the International Association of Assyriology organizes the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (RAI) conference to bring together Assyriologists from all over the world.  The 60th edition of the RAI...
GNSS Survey at Aswan
August 17, 2014
Through the digital and archaeological work of Alberto Urcia, Associate Research Scientist, Yale-NELC has continued the collaboration with The Aswan-Kom Ombo Archaeological Project (AKAP) which is a joint venture...
Graeco-Arabica Conference to commemorate the centennial of Franz Rosenthal
July 16, 2014
In April 2014 Professor Dimitri Gutas organized a Graeco-Arabica conference to commemorate the centennial of the late Professor Franz Rosenthal. The conference was hosted by Yale-NELC under the title Graeco-Arabica...