Arizona State Museum
Beginning in 18893, the Arizona State Museum
became a repository for the collection and preservation of
archaeological specimens, but today has broadened its scope to
include the storage and exhibition of relics, along with
providing outstanding education and research opportunities,
located in Tucson, Arizona and part of the University of
Arizona, who runs it. Great evidence shows that the Native
Peoples have lived in the North American continent for thousands
of years, which has created a niche for the museum to
investigate their habitation, their lifestyles, communication
and art. Emil Haury, one of the earliest and most important
directors of the museum would conduct many such excavations in
the southwest region, instructing students and others his
outstanding methods and discoveries. The museum today, houses
many such relics that were made by the past cultures, along with
those currently living in the area. The artifacts include;
clothing, pottery, textiles, jewelry and baskets; that have been
discovered at many of these types of excavations. There are also
other archaeological relics that were donated by Native American
tribes, getting them from individual people and the purchase of
by the museum. The museum showcases these artifacts in their
exhibitions, like a recent pottery exhibition or masks made by
Mexican artisans and textiles woven by Native American masters.
There are many opportunities for students that are studying art,
design, archaeology and anthropology and other mediums of
investigation who work with the museum to get better educated
about the techniques, objects and materials from the museum's
collections, with some taking part in their excavations.
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