Adventures in Ancient China - the Countdown Begins!

Contributed by Ryan Wheeler

During spring break, March 2019, eighteen Phillips Academy students will accompany Peabody director Ryan Wheeler, instructor in Chinese Congmin Zhao, and Anne Martin-Montgomery, Chinese for Families, on the inaugural Adventures in Ancient China trip.

A New Face in the Basement

Contributed by John Bergman-McCool

Meet the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology’s new Inventory Specialist, John Bergman-McCool. Learn more about John and what projects he is working on in the Peabody Institute’s collections.

Same old? Same old? Frayed Knot!

Contributed by Lindsay Randall

One of the new interactive activities for families at our Family Fun with Archaeology event in February is creating a fishing net. Fishing has played a vital role in New England’s history, from the First People to today. Ancient nets were made of various plant fibers and used in a variety of ways to catch fish in rivers.

Transcribing the Collection

Contributed by Marla Taylor

The Peabody Institute has been working for some time now to establish full physical and intellectual control over its collection. But, physically inventorying the collection is only half the project. Learn about the Peabody institute’s catalog and documentation system through the collection team’s transcribing project.