These men and women have participated in a number of groundbreaking studies that are shattering long-held preconceptions about life in the early Americas. Their research has helped shape The Ancient Americas, an exhibition that explains how culture evolves, how people adapt to changing circumstances, and how that process is the same for all cultures.

Select from the scientists listed below to learn more about their work in the Americas:

	Dr. L. Antonio Curet—Curator, Circum-Caribbean Archaeology, "The Development of Stratified Societies in the Caribbean"
	Dr. Winifred Creamer—Adjunct Curator of Anthropology, "The Changes in Architecture that Accompany Increasing Social Complexity"
	Dr. Gary M. Feinman—Curator, Middle American Anthropology Chair, Department of Anthropology 1999-2006, "The Politics and Economics of Hierarchically Organized Societies"
	Dr. Jonathan Haas—MacArthur Curator, Anthropology of the Americas, "The Origins and Evolution of Political Systems"
	Dr. Maxine McBrinn—Americas Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, "Hunter-gatherer Archaeology in the Western United States"
	Dr. Donna Nash—Adjunct Curator, South American Archaeology, "Political Developments of Early Empires"
	Linda Nicholas—Adjunct Curator, Anthropology, "Settlement Patterns in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico"
	Patrick Ryan Williams—Curator, Archaeological Science, "Interactions between Ancient South American Peoples and Their Environments"