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PEABODY NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2017

Mural at the Niiji radio station, White Earth Reservation

Image of Samantha Hixon-Collections Assistant


	This month we’re back again with another installment of our Peabody 25. We also take you around the world looking at the role women play in the archaeological record as well as keeping you up to date with the amazing research going on at the Peabody. Enjoy!

Image of John Andrew-recipient of the Linda S. Cordell Memorial Research Award 2017

Katie Kirakosian and John Andrew Campbell Receive Cordell Award

Contributed by Ryan Wheeler

The Peabody Advisory Committee has selected Katie Kirakosian and John Andrew Campbell as recipients of the Linda S. Cordell Memorial Research Award for 2017. This award supports research at the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology using the collections of the museum.

Image of White Earth Land Recovery Project Executive Director Bob Shimek

Peabody 25

Birch bark, maple sap, and a visit to the White Earth Reservation

Contributed by Ryan Wheeler

This blog represents the fifth entry in a blog series – Peabody 25 – that will delve into the history of the Peabody Museum through objects in our collection. A new post will be out with each newsletter, so keep your eyes peeled for the Peabody 25 tag!

Girl Power! in the Archaeological Record

Contributed by Samantha Hixson

Follow these links to read some awesome stories of how women are helping unlock the secrets of the archaeological record.

Updated Collections Online

Contributed by Marla Taylor

Curious about the scholarly depth of the Peabody collections? Looking for material from a particular site for your research? Interested in simply browsing through the artifacts?

Image of Richard MacNeish in canoe in the MacKenzie River, Canada, during his survey work there in the 1950s

Archives collection records now online, and MacNeish archives open for research

Contributed by Irene Gates

Collection records for the Peabody's archival collections are now online, via the museum collections management database's online portal: take a look.

Image of Dr. Steeves examining the collection

Dr. Paulette Steeves is ‘decolonizing the past and present of the Western hemisphere’

Contributed by Marla Taylor

Last week, the Peabody had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Paulette Steeves as she examined portions of the MacNeish collection.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAS-NE LECTURE

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

7:00PM - 8:00PM

Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, corner of Main and Phillips Streets, Andover, MA

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Society for American Archaeology Conference

Vancouver Convention Centre East

Come visit us at Booth 119, Hall B

March 30 - April 1, 2017

9:00am to 5:00pm

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