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  • A man stands behind a podium, a presentation is projected on a screen he stands in front of.
    Blog
    First Kings of Europe in Budapest
  • Several ceramic bowls rest on the seafloor, stuck together along with corroded iron and remnants of sea life.
    Article
    What We're Still Uncovering from an 800-Year-Old Shipwreck
  • A small crocodile mummy wrapped in brown cloth with the eyes drawn on, and other similar bundles in the background
    Article
    Animal Mummies for Sale in Ancient Egypt
  • Two women wearing headlamps peer into the mouth of a large taxidermy elephant
    Article
    Q&A with a Conservator on the Complex History of Ivory
  • Two images, one of a man with braids in a chef's coat plating several identical dishes; and several cobs of corn of different colors laid out flat. Sean Sherman by Rina Oh for the James Beard Foundation. Corn cobs from Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, in the Museum's collection.
    Article
    The Sioux Chef: Reinvigorating Indigenous Food Systems
  • Left: a brown, cracked skull; right: a group of people sitting on the short of a river, with two people standing and addressing the group.  Right: Scientists explaining their work to people who live near Aitape, Papua New Guinea, today
    Article
    6,000-Year-Old Skull Could Be from the World's Earliest Known Tsunami Victim
  • Old city ruins, including a pyramid and a central square
    Article
    Can We Learn from the History of Ancient Cities?
  • North entrance to the Field Museum
    Article
    Mysterious Madonna and Child Scroll
  • Left: Pieces of eggshell and small bones laid out in rows. Right: A young boy and an older woman carry live turkeys by the feet through a market.
    Article
    Unearthing Evidence of Turkey Domestication 1,500 Years Ago
  • Illustration of a long house with wood beams
    Article
    Democracy and the Iroquois Constitution
  • North entrance to the Field Museum
    Video
    Why did King Tut have a flat head?
  • Two sculptures, created by French paleoartist Elisabeth Daynès, give a breathtakingly lifelike look at human relatives—Homo ergaster and Homo neanderthalensis.
    Article
    Bringing Neanderthals to Life: Sculptures of Elisabeth Daynès
  • A coastline with cliffs, green hills, and blue water with a small sailboat
    Article
    Window to the Past: Alepotrypa Cave
  • Conservator Mimi Leveque examines and documents the condition of the shroud. Photo credit – JP Brown.
    Article
    Documenting and Cleaning 'Minirdis'
  • Two views of the coffin of Minirdis, from above (front) and one side.
    Article
    Opening the Coffin of Minirdis
  • North entrance to the Field Museum
    Video
    Mummy Brains

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