This week's session features Carlton Shield Chief Gover of University of Kansas and the talk Seeds of Ethnogenesis: Tracing Pawnee Histories through Oral Traditions and Radiocarbon.

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Mushuk Nina, meaning "New Fire" in the Kichwa language, is an annual event celebrating the Andean spring equinox. This event represents the renewal of life and marks the beginning of the Andean New ...

One tiny molecule—a world of scientific possibility. Despite our planet’s astounding biodiversity, all life on Earth has one thing in common: DNA. It contains the genetic keys to development and ...

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SUE is the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Find out more about what we can learn from an animal's life by looking at their fossils by interacting with the model on ...

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Located on Chicago’s iconic Lake Michigan shore, the Field Museum opened its current building to the public in 1921—but our story began years earlier. Our collection grew out of items on display in ...

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Carl Akeley, widely considered “the Father of Modern Taxidermy,” was not only a taxidermist, but also a naturalist, sculptor, writer and inventor. Over his long career he worked for several different ...