Visitors to the Peabody's Columbus Day celebration will have the chance to see and touch items from the museum's collections of pre-Columbian artifacts from the Caribbean islands.

Peabody to mark Columbus Day
with programs on the Caribbean

Some of Christopher Columbus's other "discoveries" -- the islands of the Caribbean -- will be the focus of events at the Peabody Museum of Natural History on Monday, Oct. 9. Visitors to the museum on Columbus Day this year will learn about the history, art and archaeology of the indigenous people of the Caribbean from some of America's foremost experts in Caribbean archaeology. The program is a joint venture with the New Haven Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America in honor of Connecticut Archaeology Week. The event is free with museum admission. Some highlights follow: Hands-on Archaeology Touch Table. 1-4 p.m. Visitors will be able to see and touch Caribbean archaeological artifacts from the museum's collections, and learn what these objects have to say about the daily lives and world view of the indigenous people of this area prior to the arrival of Columbus. The Salt River Site, St. Croix, at the Time of Encounter. 3 p.m. Birgit Faber Morse, curatorial affiliate in anthropology at the museum, will talk about the discovery of an ancient ball court at the Salt River archaeological site on St. Croix, and the place of ball games in Native society. The Prehistory of the Tainos. 3:30 p.m. Irving Rouse, Curator Emeritus in Anthropology at the museum, will trace the migration of the Taino people through the Caribbean and discuss the significance of the Hacienda Grande archaeological site in Loiza, Puerto Rico. Amerindian Subsistence in the Caribbean. 4 p.m. James Petersen, assistant professor at the University of Vermont, will discuss the daily lives of prehistoric Caribbean peoples, their subsistence strategies and methods for survival. The Peabody Museum of Natural History is located at 170 Whitney Ave. in New Haven. It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 (adults) and $3 (children 3-15) and senior citizens (65+). Parking is available in the Peabody visitor parking lot located at the south end of Yale lot #22 (accessible from Whitney Avenue, one block north of the Museum). For directions, events or other information call the InfoTape at (203) 432-5050 or visit the website at www.peabody.yale.edu. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Yale, Oxford, Princeton and Stanford launch 'distance learning' venture Endowment grows 41%, to $10.1 billion Yale doctor applauds end to gender testing at Olympics Three join team in Provost's Office Yale-Griffin Center gets $1.2 million from CDC Letter from the Provost: Support for Teaching with Technology at Yale Peace accord is topic of talk by George Mitchell Author Tom Wolfe to recount his days at Yale New Yorker columnist to visit as a Poynter Fellow Buying cars on Internet saves money, study shows F&ES to host centennial celebration weekend Hershey Foods CEO to give talks as a Gordon Grand Fellow Works of School of London artists showcased in exhibit Divinity School inviting all women graduates to convocation Berkeley Divinity School to laud four theologians at its annual gathering Artists welcome studio visitors in expanded annual event Peabody to mark Columbus Day with programs on the Caribbean Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds biomedical sciences at Yale for 14th year Before the dive Yale Scoreboard Campus Notes In the News Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus| Calendar of Events|Bulletin Board Classified Ads|Search Archives|Production Schedule|Bulletin Staff Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page