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For 30 years, the law has pushed to repatriate Native American remains in museum collections. A ProPublica investigation looks into why it hasn’t happened.
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“Regardless of how these things were collected, oftentimes they were collected without the deep cultural knowledge that comes with an object,” said the museum’s curator of ethnography, Alexandra Greenwald.
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Egyptologist Cynthia May Sheikholeslami has spent much of her career studying burial equipment in ancient Egypt. The painted stela of Kharu-Sheri is beautifully preserved and reveals more about the profession of doorkeepers than meets the eye. It is currently on exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
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Scientists face some challenges when it comes to data collection — equipment is expensive and funding isn’t always available. But museums, government…
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What has sharp teeth, big, recurved claws, and is almost as long as a school bus?Allosaurus jimmadseni — the new species of dinosaur unveiled Friday by…
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For the first time since the Natural History Museum of Utah opened in 2011, officials are removing all 600 artifacts in the 36' tall display case on the…
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A new exhibit opens this weekend at the Natural History Museum of Utah. It’s called “Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code.” Lisa Thompson is the museum’s exhibit…
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A bit of science history goes on display at the Utah Museum of Natural History this weekend, giving Utah a new perspective on Charles Darwin’s…
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Chocolate: The Exhibition officially opens Saturday at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Sarah George is the executive director of the museum. She says…
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Paleontologists working in the fossil beds of Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument have discovered a new dinosaur species, a close cousin of…
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Officials at the Natural History Museum of Utah announced today the discovery of a new dinosaur species related to Triceratops. Paleontologists made the…
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If you bought a pair of those special glasses to view the solar eclipse last month, you might want to pull them out again. On Tuesday, June 5th, the…