Exploring the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Harvard
with Keith Merwin
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Harvard is the oldest museum of anthropology in the Americas.
Founded in 1866 it has a long and distingused history. This presentation will cover the incredible collection the Peabody has amassed. The Peabody is the home to the Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions Program, the items from the sacred cenote at Chichen Itza and to the Carnegie Institution of Washington’s research. Much of it's collection of images and documents are available online and we will talk about how to access and search these resources. But only with a physical visit can you experience the ceramics and stela.
Keith Merwin
Keith Merwin spent over 25 years developing software and providing training for customer service operations in government and organizations. He was a principal in a consulting firm providing strategic technology analysis, planning and development. Keith has spoken at conferences in the United States and Europe. Today he is partially retired mostly working as a Travel Consultant planning group trips.
Keith is currently writing a book on a journal kept by his ancestor Dr. Raymond E. Merwin an early Mayanist for the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. He is the webmaster and a board member for the Institute of Maya Studies, Inc.
Altar Q and Stela on display
Highlights of the Peabody Museum's collection include recreations of Altar Q from Copan and stela from Copan and Quirigua. These replica were made from casts made during early Peabody Museum Expeditions.