A young visitor to the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibition was trying to make sense of what he’d just been told: that he was looking at the very first written language in the world. Ever. …
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This Week in New Haven (January 21 – 27)
During a week that begins with the city coated in a brilliant layer of ice, you can view art, celebrate art, hear about art and get an insider’s view…
This Week in New Haven (January 14 – 20)
A life-sized board game, a man divided 69 ways, a total lunar eclipse—and that’s just the weekend. …
Bead-Keeping
It wasn’t literally the Holy Grail, but it was quite a find, the kind archaeologists must dream about. …
Mural Support
One of the most valued items in the Great Hall at the Peabody Museum of Natural History is only 71 years old, a mere newborn compared to the fossilized bones of the museum’s famous brontosaurus. …
This Week in New Haven (October 22 – 28)
Trick or treat! Halloween isn’t here yet, but the weekend before Halloween is. …
Striking Gold
A photo essay. To view all 15 images, check out the email version.
Technically, it comes in leaves, crystals, plates and dust. Romantically, it comes in flowers, fingers, flames and suns. …
This Week in New Haven (March 19 – 25)
A wet and wild winter officially meets its end, outlived by New Haven’s unique blend of thinking, giving and pleasure-seeking. …
Grand Tour
How much of the collection at Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History is actually on display? …
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