Anthropology is the study of humans and our primate relatives, past and present. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s anthropology research collections span three areas:
The anthropology collections are jointly curated by the anthropology team:
CURATORS
Curator of Human Health & Evolutionary Medicine
Research areas: Diet and health, food access, bioethics, early-childhood feeding practice, One Health, osteology, stable isotope reconstruction, methods testing, informal learning pedagogy
Associate Curator and the Robert J. and Linnet E. Fritz Endowed Chair of Human Origins
Research areas: Lithic analysis, Oldowan, paleoanthropology, Africa
Associate Curator of Human Evolution
Research areas: Bioarchaeology, ethics, health and disease, dental anthropology, ancient DNA, Africa
Curator Emeritus of Archaeology
For general inquiries about the anthropology collections, please contact [email protected]. All collections are currently closed to researchers as we transition to new collection spaces.