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Geologist Elizabeth Cottrell gestures with her hands while sitting at a table talking to two students.

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Juan Rodriguez holding a Giant panda.
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A large poster coming out of a printer being grabbed by two hands
Do-It-Yourself Exhibits: Free, Print-On-Demand Exhibition Toolkits
Drawing of skeleton of Megatherium cuvieri
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Black glass weapon shaped like a cutlass.

What Do These Objects Have in Common?

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Cross-section of spiral ammonoid shell showing the spiral divided into chambers.

Finding Patterns Everywhere

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Painted wooden model of a steam ship with several structures on its deck.

On the Move

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Looking down at a beige skeleton of a boy that is partially excavated in a pit in the ground.

Forensic Anthropology

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Plastic cast of a male modern human right femur. The cast displays the pathology of an unset healed fracture. Catalog number EO401737.

Forensic Mysteries – Pathologies on Human Femora (Thigh Bones)

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3 skulls (cranium only) against a black background.

Human Evolution

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Meteorite on table

Meteorites: Messengers From Outer Space

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Adult walking, cub standing on two feet looking at camera.

Arctic Landscapes and Peoples

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Smithsonian forensic anthropologist points out area of interest in a piece of bone to students.

Written in Bone Microsite

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Red, gold, and black cape made from Hawaiian bird feathers

Linking Nature and Culture

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A gray, clay cone with cuneiform inscriptions covering most of it

For the Record

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A prehistoric, reddish-brown painting of animals on a rock shelter in Mashonaland, Zimbabwe

Make Your Own Cave and Cave Art

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