Visitors explore a bird’s-eye view replica of Teotihuacan, the largest city in the Americas (and one of the largest in the world) between AD 100 and 700.

Robert R. McCormick Halls of the Ancient Americas

View of the circular interior of the Pawnee Earth Lodge, with various replica objects displayed around the circular hearth in the center and on the walls.

Pawnee Earth Lodge

Two visitors sit together on a bench, looking at life-size sculptures of people by Malvina Hoffman. In the foreground several bronze busts are displayed in a glass case.

Looking at Ourselves: Rethinking the Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman

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Andrew W. Mellon Connecting Communities to Collections Program

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

The Sioux Chef: Reinvigorating Indigenous Food Systems

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.

A woman sitting at a dashboard in front of many computer screens

Women in Science: Alaka Wali, Curator of North American Anthropology

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A section of a rug with stylized depictions of blue sky with clouds, green and brown mountains, and farmland with cows

Native American Code Talkers: Language Diversity at Work

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The Field Museum

Mysterious Madonna and Child Scroll

Staying Warm in the Far North

Shoes

Four dried corn cobs that are shades of purple, orange, and brown

The Amazing Journey of Maize

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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.

Unearthing Evidence of Turkey Domestication 1,500 Years Ago

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Left: Turkey bones and eggshells from 1,500 years ago discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico. Right: A boy with domestic turkeys in Oaxaca. Both images 

Brown, white, and red beaded bag with design of two people standing next to two flags

Oil or Water? Part I

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Pipe bag made by an unknown Lakota artist, mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Currently on view in Full Circle/Omani Wakan: Lakota Artist Rhonda Holy Bear.

Oil or Water? Part II

Illustration of a long house with wood beams

Democracy and the Iroquois Constitution

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Illustration of an Iroquois Long House. Image

Two adults and a small child walk through the Ancient Americas exhibition. A map of the globe is on the wall to the left, and many pots are in a display case to the right.

Not So Simple: Understanding the History Behind Columbus Day

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Saving a River from Poison

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A Diorama for Jerry's Guitar

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Photo @ Chad Anderson Photography.

Beyond the Labels: Bunky Echo-Hawk Modern Warrior

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Radiography of a Baining Mask

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Piecing Together Early Societies

The Lom River Valley Unseen

Science at FMNH : Ep. 38 - Urbanism in Eastern Africa

Science at FMNH : Ep. 37 - Roles of Households in Prehispanic Mesoamerica

Science at FMNH : Ep. 36 - Discovering Early European Societies

Na Bula, Fiji's Crown of Thorns

Contemporary Urban Collections

Engaging Chicago Communities in Climate Action Photo Gallery

Photo Archives Native American Gallery

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First and Second Rawson-MacMillan Subarctic Expeditions

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Collections Resource Center

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Living Cultures

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