The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology
Contributed by Emma Lavoie Our last newsletter sparked the interest of many readers with a featured black and white photograph of seven individuals posing with shovels, trowels, and cigars in hand. Their eyes focused intently on the camera, full of hope and mystery – reminds me of a moment like the Carpe Diem scene from …
Continue reading “Behind the Photograph – W.K. Moorehead and the Fort Ancient Excavation”
It came as a surprise when I heard the hosts say the name W.K. Moorehead! My ears instantly pricked up.
everal years ago, there were a series of strange disturbances that were happening at the Peabody. I don’t have the space to tell you everything, but here are a couple that I personally experienced:
Contributed by Ryan Wheeler Returning to the Peabody Institute on a more regular basis this month led me to rediscovery an interesting little artifact on the window of my office. When I first joined the Peabody in 2012, my colleagues pointed this out to me, but it has remained largely covered up by window blinds …
Contributed by Ryan Wheeler There is a New England tradition of visiting southern climes during the coldest months. At the beginning of the twentieth century, archaeological collections made during these southern expeditions ended up in northern museums. The Peabody has a number of such collections, including objects excavated by Charles Peabody and Warren Moorehead at …
Contributed by Ryan Wheeler Since the early 1990s the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology has been searching for objects missing from its collection. Among the missing items are carved and decorated stone, shell, and ceramic pieces from sites in Georgia and Maine. The Peabody has celebrated the return of four missing artifacts, most notably …
Contributed by Ryan Wheeler In 1901 Robert S. Peabody lamented the lack of instruction in archaeology at his high school alma mater Phillips Academy, a prestigious New England boarding school. To rectify the situation, he used family funds and artifacts amassed by his personal curator Warren K. Moorehead to establish a Department of Archaeology at …
Continue reading “Archaeology in the Classroom at a New England Prep School”
I recently had the opportunity to create a cavity mount for a double cylinder jar that is from Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. This artifact is very special because only one double cylinder jar has ever been recovered from Chaco Canyon. Chaco Canyon is a large archaeological site located in northwestern New Mexico. …
The Peabody becomes involved in helping Andover’s Conservation Commission explore the native history of the area.
Contributed by Ryan Wheeler We were fortunate to receive a generous gift from Phillips Academy trustee and Peabody Advisory Committee member Peter T. Hetzler MD, FACS (Class of 1972) in December 2017 that allowed us to purchase several important books to add to our library. One of these is the very rare, privately published volume …
