Talk

Squiggle Studies

Research Spotlight
with Caitlin Davis

During the Late Formative Period (300 BCE – 200 CE), the people who lived in modern-day southern Guatemala and western El Salvador used a distinctive style of pottery called Usulutan.  This unique regional style is characterized by enchanting orange and yellow squiggles… Caitlin Reddington Davis is a doctoral candidate in Yale’s Department of Anthropology. She received her undergraduate degree in archaeology…

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Talk

The Sea Before Time

Research Spotlight
with Caleb Gordon

While dinosaurs dominated land and pterosaurs ruled the skies, giant marine reptiles swam the Earth’s oceans. These real-life sea monsters’ evolutionary origins remain some of the oldest unsolved mysteries in paleontology. Yale Ph.D. candidate Caleb Gordon will show us how… Caleb Gordon is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Yale University. He studies how reptiles evolved to…

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Workshop

An Inclusive Future for Scientific Fieldwork

Who does scientific research matters. It influences the questions that are asked, the insights that are made, and who leads the next generation. However, different kinds of research are not equally welcoming and accessible to all. Fieldwork is an integral part of the earth…  “Improving the participation of under-represented groups… Event Recording Register here to join us virtually or in-person on May 13 and 14, 2024, as the Yale Peabody Museum hosts a workshop aimed at bringing together field-based researchers from across disciplines to imagine a more inclusive future for scientific fieldwork.   Participation and… Event Details The goal of the workshop is to generate practical, deliverable solutions that can be widely accessed and implemented.   The Yale Peabody Museum will reopen its doors in March 2024 after a four-year renovation and gallery redesign. Throughout the project, a specific aim has… Full Schedule Click here to view the full event schedule. drive.google.com Monday, May 13, 12–8 pm… Confirmed Panelists… Event Sponsor and Official Hotel All voices welcome. Student accommodation available. This workshop is generously supported by: Yale Departments of Anthropology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Tropical Resources Institute, Institute for Biospheric Studies, Center…

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Workshop

An Inclusive Future for Scientific Fieldwork

Who does scientific research matters. It influences the questions that are asked, the insights that are made, and who leads the next generation. However, different kinds of research are not equally welcoming and accessible to all. Fieldwork is an integral part of the earth…  “Improving the participation of under-represented groups… Event Recording Register here to join us virtually or in-person on May 13 and 14, 2024, as the Yale Peabody Museum hosts a workshop aimed at bringing together field-based researchers from across disciplines to imagine a more inclusive future for scientific fieldwork.   Participation and… Event Details The goal of the workshop is to generate practical, deliverable solutions that can be widely accessed and implemented.   The Yale Peabody Museum will reopen its doors in March 2024 after a four-year renovation and gallery redesign. Throughout the project, a specific aim has… Full Schedule Click here to view the full event schedule. drive.google.com Monday, May 13, 12–8 pm… Confirmed Panelists… Event Sponsor and Official Hotel All voices welcome. Student accommodation available. This workshop is generously supported by: Yale Departments of Anthropology, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Tropical Resources Institute, Institute for Biospheric Studies, Center…

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Book Talk

After 1177 B.C.

Over 3,000 years ago the ancient civilizations around the Aegean and Mediterranean seas flourished. Then, one day, it was over. Learn more about one of history’s greatest mysteries – what abruptly ended the Bronze Age? On Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m., archeologist Eric Cline…

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Talk

Cyrus and his Cylinder

With Dr. Irving Finkel, Senior Assistant Keeper, British Museum…

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Webinar

Chew on This

What did the Lake Malawi region look like during the last ice age? Yale Ph.D. candidate Alex Bertacchi discusses how fossilized teeth of plant-eating animals can be used to reconstruct climate and vegetation in ancient Malawi. The results imply unique challenges to the…

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Webinar

Magnetism Meets Malaria

Malaria is among the oldest infectious diseases to burden the health of humans and animals. Diseases like tuberculosis and syphilis leave tell-tale markings on the skeleton, which allow archaeologists to diagnose ancient infections in archaeological remains. Malaria,…

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Webinar

Hiking the Himalayas for DNA

The Himalayas span at least five nations in Asia and contain the highest peaks in the world, including Mount Everest. They are home to high-altitude plants, many threatened with extinction from climate change and human activities. Yet because many species grow in hard-to-…

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Adult Program

Propagating Native Wildflowers from Seed

Including native plants in your garden is a great way to help pollinators. Expand your native plantings inexpensively by growing them yourself from seed. In this 2 hour course we’ll discover different… About the Instructor Jim Sirch, Education Coordinator at the Yale Peabody Museum, is a UConn Master Gardener and board member of his local land trust. As a trained naturalist, he brings a deep understanding of geology, plants, and wildlife, and how they interact within a… Photo of Jim Sirch collecting wildflower seeds; Photo by Willow Ann Sirch…

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