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The Department of Anthropology
- NAA-42012, Department of Anthropology Staff, 1904 Smithsonian Institution Archives
on a wide range of topics, including cultural history, linguistics, human-environmental interactions, population migration, origins of domestication, human biological diversity, and forensic anthropology. The research collections total over two million items from around the world, contributing to our knowledge about the human species and the diversity of the world’s cultures.
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Department of Anthropology Staff, 2007 Photo by Chip Clark |
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Anthropolog, the department's quarterly newsletter, reports on the activities of our research, collections, and outreach programs and staff. Past issues can be viewed online.
Recent Publications:
AnthroNotes, A National Museum of Natural History Publication for Educators celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
The Spring 2009 issue contains articles on Second Life, obesity, and Iraqi ethnicity. In honor of our 30th anniversary, Harper Collins is offering a 50% discount on the AnthroNotes compendium (see page 19 of the spring issue).
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Recent Exhibitions:
Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake is an exploration of the human skeleton, revealing what forensic scientists can learn about a person’s age, ancestry, sex, and cause of death by examining the bones. Colonists of Jamestown, Virginia, and St. Mary’s City, Maryland, are the focus of a special forensic investigation.
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