Archaeology
Hands-on history
OFA Artist-in-Residence Jessica A. Brandl touches up a clay vessel at the archaeology fair was held by the Peabody Museum and the Semitic Museum on Oct. 5.
Digging up Harvard Yard
Cristina S. Parajon '18 and Santiago Pardo '16 dig for buried artifacts in Harvard Yard. The Archaeology Fair was held by the Peabody Museum and the Semitic Museum on Oct. 5, 2014.
Excavation 1
Students excavate a site in Harvard Yard as part of an undergraduate course in the Anthropology Department.
Excavation 2
The goal of the Harvard Yard excavation is to learn more about the history of the Indian College and other early Harvard structures.
Earth Movers
Archaeology is alive and kicking in the Boston area. At Harvard, a hands-on course in the Anthropology Department allows students to dig up artifacts in their own backyard. Meanwhile, the City of Boston Archaeology Program gives volunteers an opportunity to engage with the city’s historical legacy.
Harvard Semitic Museum To Undergo New Changes
Under the leadership of new director, professor Peter Der Manuelian, and with the support of a new umbrella organization, Harvard Museums of Science and Culture, the Harvard Semitic Museum is set to launch an array of both structural and exhibitional developments in the coming years.
Social Anthropology Department To Move to Tozzer Library
The social anthropology department is thinking about group interactions and new furniture as it makes plans to move from William James Hall to Tozzer Library on Divinity Ave.
This Weekend In Arts: 10/19-10/21
There are so many shows, performances, and galleries in and around Harvard Square that sometimes it's hard to know where ...