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The Museum of Anthropology is an international leader in anthropological archaeology research and student training. Our world class research collections include materials from all continental areas, with particular strengths in eastern North America and Asia. The collections support undergraduate and graduate education and a portion are displayed in the University Exhibit Museum. This website contains information about faculty research, the Museum's organization, and selected images from our collections.

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New On-Line Exhibit - Batak from Sumatra

In 1918 and 1927, U of M Professor Harley Harris Bartlett (1886-1960) traveled to Sumatra, Indonesia to conduct research and collect specimens for the U of M Herbarium and Smithsonian Institution. While visiting Batak villages, he also collected various anthropological materials gave the Museum of Anthropology 155 written Batak texts and other materials for its collections. This Batak Exhibit illustrates a handful of these wonderful objects.


UM researchers find clues at bottom of Lake Huron to ancient hunters

by Tracy Davis | The Ann Arbor News

Geophysicst uses a magnetometer to study Marland farm land

Tim Horsley, Research Assistant at the Museum of Anthropology has recently finished a project using a magnetometer to assist archaeologists in Maryland at the Barton Farm.

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