See inside for happenings in the world of archaeology, events, and more!
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It’s the end of April here in Andover, and we are finally getting a hint of spring! Our newsletter this month features a profile of Peabody curator of collections Marla Taylor, John Bergman-McCool’s reflections on the Manhattan Project and isotopic half-lives, and Lainie Schultz’s blog on what it is like teaching classes in our temporary space (this one includes a very funny picture of the Peabody team!). We hope you enjoy this issue, along with the flowering spring trees and slightly warmer weather!
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In the Dean of Archaeology Office
Contributed by Lainie Schultz
In January, Phase II of the Peabody building work began and staff moved into a temporary space in George Washington Hall. A Goldilocks fit, the space had five desks available for five Peabody folk, plus a bonus meeting room for meetings. Or – could it be a meeting room for classes? Read on!
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Hanford and Time Zero
Contributed by John Bergman-McCool
Peabody Collections Coordinator, John Bergman-McCool, shares his review of the Time Zero podcast and its relevancy to carbon-14 dating, nuclear testing on Native Lands, and his previous experience with an archaeological survey on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington State. Read on to learn more!
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PA Employee Spotlight – Peabody’s Own, Marla Taylor!
Contributed by Emma Lavoie
This month our Peabody Curator of Collections, Marla Taylor, was featured in Phillips Academy’s “Employee Spotlight” section of the campus community Gazette – a weekly internal newsletter for Phillips Academy faculty and staff. Read the feature here!
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UPCOMING EVENT ICC Speaker Series, Panel IV |
Introducing a new four-part ICC Speaker Series presented by SAR’s Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) - Rethinking What It Mean to Care for Collections.
Rethinking Collections Stewardship invites museum professionals, cultural workers, and community members into a space of thoughtful reflection, dialogue, and reimagining.
Panel 4: Use and Access of Collections
Tuesday, May 5th 2026
2:00 - 3:30 PM (CT)
Online - FREE with registration
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• Check out the Winter 2025/Spring 2026 Issue of American Indian, the Magazine of the
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
• Western Takes Important Step Toward Returning Ancestors to Their Rightful Home.
• Brighton & Hove Museums to repatriate 45 artefacts to Botswana.
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