Collections Gallery
Expedition AK - Archaeology and Herbarium
In the Collections Gallery
The collections at the University of Alaska Museum of the North represent thousands
of years of cultural traditions and millions of years of biological evolution and
diversity. Scientists have spent decades collecting and studying these artifacts and
specimens, even before Alaska was a state. They are a crucial resource for research.
But where do they come from?
Follow museum scientists and their students as they journey across Alaska and beyond
in search of clues about the people and animals that make their home here. Watch videos
filmed on location that tell the tales of the scientists in search of clues to the
region's dynamic history.
It explores the connection between research collections and the museum science they
support with dozens of objects from decades of field work by museum researchers and
their students. Archaeology curator Josh Reuther said the exhibit highlights research made possible by the specimens preserved at the
museum.
Learn!
About the heritage of the UA Museum of the North’s archaeology and herbarium collections.
FIND OUT
Who is working to document Alaska’s ancient history and plants of the boreal forest.
What artifacts and specimens can tell us.
Why museums collect objects.
Where scientists have gone in search of artifacts and specimens.
How the UA Museum of the North makes discoveries based on its collections.
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