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While researchers now know a lot about Andean civilizations, Field Museum scientists continue to make discoveries in Peru
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Dr. Jonathan Haas,
MacArthur Curator of the Americas, and Dr. Winifred Creamer, Adjunct Curator, study the beginnings of civilization on the Peruvian coast by analyzing sites occupied from 3000 BC to 1800 BC.
Learn more about Dr. Haas's research in Peru.
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Dr. Ryan Williams,
Assistant Curator of Archeological Science, and Dr. Donna Nash, Adjunct Curator, examine the nature of the Wari—Peru’s first empire—dating from AD 600 to 1000. Learn more about Dr. Williams’s research at expeditions@fieldmuseum
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Dr. Brian Bauer,
Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Adjunct Curator, studies the origins of the Inca state in the Peruvian highlands going back to AD 1100.
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Dr. Sloan Williams,
Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Chicago, and Adjunct Curator, researches genetic relationships among coastal populations of Peru using ancient DNA.
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Dr. Michael O. Dillon,
Curator of Vascular Plants, collects and studies plants throughout Peru in a variety of environments, from deserts to forests. Learn more about Dr. Dillon's research.
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Dr. Eve Emshwiller,
Adjunct Curator of Economic Botany, studies the domestication and biodiversity of cultivated Andean food tubers. |
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Dr. Bruce Patterson,
MacArthur Curator of Mammals, works with Peruvian colleagues on the eastern slopes of the Andes to discover, document, and describe the region’s rich faunas, in order to understand their ecology, evolution, and distributions.
Learn more about Dr. Patterson's research in Peru.
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Zoology Curators
John Bates and Shannon Hackett and Collections Manager Dave Willard are investigating the genetic diversity of birds in Peru. |
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Dr. Debra Moskovits,
Vice President of Environment, Culture, and Conservation, oversees Environmental and Conservation Programs (ECP) and the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC). Moskovits, along with CCUC Director Alaka Wali, Community Conservation Manager Janis Alcorn, and ECP conservation ecologists Dr. Robin Foster, Dr. Tom Schulenberg, and Dr. Douglas Stotz, develops collaborative relationships with Peruvian conservation organizations to translate the results of scientific findings into action for the management of protected areas and the improvement of quality of life for local people.
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The Field Museum is currently developing a 19,000-square-foot permanent exhibition devoted to the ancient Americas. The exhibition will feature hundreds of artifacts from the Museum’s rich collection of objects from the diverse, ancient cultures of Peru, including the Moche, Wari, Nazca, and Inca.
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