Scientists by Department: Anthropology Anthropology at The Field Museum is all about what makes us human: our place in nature, our common concerns, and our differences. Field Museum anthropologists explore these issues through laboratory and collections-based research at the Museum and at field sites throughout the world. The Department of Anthropology builds and maintains the Museum's world-class collections, which now include more than 1.5 million objects documenting the diversity and accomplishments of humankind. In departmental field research, our curators look at current and long-term relations between human populations and their environments. Museum anthropologists also teach others about what they have learned through exhibits, school age educational programs, public programs, and opportunities for advanced training. The Anthropology Department is part of joint Ph.D. programs with the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) and Northwestern University. Areas of Study: The Field Museum anthropologists conduct field research and host anthropologists in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, North America, South America, and Oceania. Select which scientist you’d like to meet first: Gary Feinman—Mexico, China Chapurukha Kusimba—Africa Robert Martin—Primate Evolution Anne P. Underhill—Asia Patrick Ryan Williams—South America Alaka Wali—Social Asset Mapping in the Americas   back to Scientist by Department >>   continue to Botany >> Introduction | Investigate Biodiversity | YBC | Meet the Scientist | Explore Global Diversity | Events and Programs | Take Action! | Teaching Biodiversity | Biodiversity Exhibition | Credits Anthropology can reveal the long-term relationship between people and their landscape/environment. —Gary Feinman, Ph.D. Chair and Curator, Anthropology The Field Museum