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What Does It Mean To Be Human? The epic story of how humans evolved over six million years. more>

 
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Lakota Winter Counts: Award-winning website illustrates how Plains Indians drew pictographs to document memorable events. more>
 
Yup’ik Masks: Online gallery of masks the Yup’ik
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New scientific findings shed light on the life of the man whose remains were discovered in Washington state. more>
 
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Six Smithsonian anthropologists discuss what inspired them to go into the field, their work at the Smithsonian, and why they love what they do. more>
 
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Jamestown, Virginia Archaeology

Friday, Nov. 30, 10:30am-12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm. Archaeologists from the Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeology Project share recent discoveries from the first permanent English settlement in America. more>
 
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Stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants in this tropical oasis that offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to butterflies from all over the world. more>
 
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Killer Whale Hat, Dak'laweidi clan (Tlingit), Alaska; image courtesy Repatriation Office, National Museum of Natural History. Repatriated in 2005, the Killer Whale Hat was temporarily returned to the Museum by clan leader Edwell John, Jr., for laser scanning and an exact replica was made to be added to Smithsonian collections. For more information about the Smithsonian’s repatriation efforts, click here.
 
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