These objects—more than 262,980 of which are from ancient cultures across the Americas—form the core of the Museum's collections and provide the foundation of the our exhibition, research, and education programs.

Select from the Field Museum's collections listed below to learn more about artifacts from the Americas:

	Latin American Textiles Check out the Field Museum's Latin American Textiles collection, which comprises close to 3,000 objects from Central, and South America. The most ancient textiles are from the Nazca culture of Peru, circa 200 BC to AD 600, but many other pieces are contemporary.
	The Anthropology Collections of the Field Museum Take a look at examples of objects from the Museum's collection of North, Central, and South American collections, including artifacts from the Inca, Aztec, and Puebloan societies.
	The Paul Martin Collection Examine artifacts uncovered by Paul S. Martin between 1930 and the early 1970s at several sites throughout the southwestern United States. You can view objects from the Mogollon, Chacoan, and other Native American cultures.