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Key Marco Cat figurine, Key Marco Site, FL

As part of the National Museum of Natural History, the Department of Anthropology maintains ethnographic, archaeological and human biological collections numbering over two million items from around the world and employs state-of-the-art collections management and care. Extensive holdings of fieldnotes, manuscripts, photographs, film, videos and sound recordings are housed in the National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives. The John Wesley Powell Library of Anthropology includes over 80,000 volumes.


Jade Mask

Archaeology, Ethnology and Physical Anthropology Collections

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National Anthropological Archives

National Anthropological Archives
and Human Studies Film Archives

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American Indian Hall pottery Anthropology Conservation Laboratory
Powell Library: Book image The John Wesley Powell Library of Anthropology

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