Museum of Anthropological Archaeology

1. August 26, 2024

   LSA staffer expresses herself through fire dancing

   Irene Hochgraf-Cameron, an osteology inventory specialist with the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, practices fire spinning in her free time.

2. March 27, 2023

   Global museums initiative addressing 21st century challenges

   A group of natural history museums has mapped the total collections from 73 of the world’s largest natural history museums in 28 countries, including the collections from four U-M museums.

3. April 12, 2021

   Obituary — Jeffrey R. Parsons

   Jeffrey R. Parsons, professor emeritus of anthropology and curator emeritus of Latin American archaeology in the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, died March 19 at the age of 81, after a life of innovative field research and devoted teaching.

4. November 20, 2017

   Museum curator studies social inequalities in South Asia

   Carla Sinopoli, professor of archaeological anthropology and curator of Asian archaeology in the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology, understands the social obligation and rewards of invigorating the museum experience for both patrons and academics.

5. April 12, 2017

   Museum celebrates U-M bicentennial by featuring 200 objects in 200 days

   To celebrate the U-M’s bicentennial year, every day for 200 days through Oct. 16,  the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology will feature an artifact from its collections in a news post on its home page.