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Stanley Walker of Sapelo Island, Georgia describes making and using fishing nets.

Being able to walk upright on two feet is a physical trait that distinguishes modern humans from our early ancestors. While the evolution of bipedalism has contributed to our success as a species, it has also limited the evolution of other features and increased our risk for certain diseases. Terence D. Capellini discusses the genetic research that is helping scientists better understand the re...

This video Chocolate Plantation (Sapelo Island, Georgia) appears in the Rice: Seeds from Africa exhibit at the Peabody Museum.

Wendel White, Distinguished Professor of Art & American Studies, Stockton University; 2021 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University In conversation with Brenda Tindal, Executive Director, Harvard Museums of Science & Culture Manifest: Thirteen Colonies is a photographic project and journey through the repositories of African-American ma...

Hallam L. Movius, Jr. Series Lecture Sonia F. Harmand, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Turkana Basin Institute, Stony Brook University; Director, Mission Préhistorique au Kenya/West Turkana Archaeological Project Human evolutionary scholars have long assumed that the earliest stone tools were made by members of the genus Homo, 2.4-2.3 million years ago, and that this technologi...

Alutiiq kayak maker Alfred Naumoff spoke about the construction of an Alutiiq/Sugpiaq kayak, the focus of a partnership between the Alutiiq Museum and community and Harvard University's Peabody Museum (recorded during a 2012 visit). In 2023, the college transferred ownership of the kayak to the Alutiiq Museum, a tribal repository and cultural center in Kodiak, Alaska. Made in the mid-19th centu...

Alutiiq kayak maker Alfred Naumoff, skin-sewer Susan Malutin, and former Alutiiq Museum director/current Burke Museum curator Sven Haakanson initiated a study and conservation partnership with Harvard University’s Peabody Museum and spoke about the construction and significance of a unique Alutiiq/Sugpiaq kayak (recorded during a 2012 visit). In 2023, the college transferred ownership of the ka...

The 2022 Gordon R. Willey Lecture The story of Maya culture as a once-great civilization that built towering pyramids in the jungles of Central America was developed and popularized by national governments, anthropologists, and archaeologists. Previously unable to control the story of their own culture, Maya communities today are actively reframing their heritage and centering their most recent...

This striking leather anquera, on view in the "Muchos Méxicos" exhibit, covered the rump of a horse. It is among the few rare surviving pieces of equestrian equipment that predate 1800 from the region once known as New Spain. It is an exceptionally fine example of Mexican craftsmanship. Modeled on the medieval Spanish gualdrapa, the anquera was a symbol of status and power. This one was made fo...

In this silent video from the "Rice: Seeds from Africa" mini-exhibit within the "Resetting the Table" exhibition, master basket maker Mrs. Yvonne Grovner of Sapelo Island, Georgia demonstrates her technique. The exhibit examines the legacy of rice cultivation in the Americas, exposing the essential African knowledge systems required to establish what became a thriving industry, and the horrific...

Virtual Film Screening and Conversation Thaddeus Davis, Codirector Wideman Davis Dance; Associate Professor, Departments of Theatre and Dance and of African American Studies, University of South Carolina Tanya Wideman-Davis, Codirector Wideman Davis Dance; Associate Professor, Departments of Theatre and Dance and of African American Studies, University of South Carolina In conversation with Sar...

This video appears in the exhibit "Muchos Méxicos: Crossroads of the Americas." “Fighting for Our Lives" is the intellectual property of the UFW and is used with permission of the United Farm Workers of America. For more information about the United Farm Workers, please visit www.ufw.org

Native American Poets Playlist - Benjamin Larnell Poem

Wampanoag Voices - Jonathan James-Perry - Killock (Anchor)

Elizabeth James-Perry - Wool Sash

Wampanoag Voices - Elizabeth James-Perry - Eel Trap

Wampanoag Voices - Zoe Harris - Two Split Baskets

Wampanoag Voices - Alyssa Harris - Carrying Baskets

Wampanoag Voices - Linda Coombs - Grass Pack Basket

Wampanoag Voices - Phillip Wynne - Herring

Wampanoag Voices - Phillip Wynne - Sudbury Bow

Wampanoag Voices - Linda Coombs - Photo

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The Dawn of Olmec Civilization

Harvard Oceanic Collections Engagement Fellowship (HOCEF) Information Session

Reimagining Museums: Disruption and Change II