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University of Chicago Oriental Institute
The Oriental Institute
(
OI
), established in 1919, is the
University of Chicago
's
archaeology
museum
and research center for ancient
Near Eastern
("
Orient
") studies. It was founded for the university by
James Henry Breasted
with funds donated by
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
It conducts research on ancient civilizations throughout the Near East, including at its facility, Chicago House, in
Luxor, Egypt
.
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