
Crossroads of Culture
Anthropology Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
University Press of Colorado
Published on 15. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-60732-024-1 (ISBN)
Description
The hectic front of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science hides an unseen back of the museum that is also bustling. Less than 1 percent of the museum's collections are on display at any given time, and the Department of Anthropology alone cares for more than 50,000 objects from every corner of the globe not normally available to the public. This lavishly illustrated book presents and celebrates the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's exceptional anthropology collections for the first time. The book presents 123 full-color images to highlight the museum's cultural treasures. Selected for their individual beauty, historic value, and cultural meaning, these objects connect different places, times, and people. From the mammoth hunters of the Plains to the first American pioneer settlers to the flourishing Hispanic and Asian diasporas in downtown Denver, the Rocky Mountain region has been home to a breathtaking array of cultures. Many objects tell this story of the Rocky Mountains' fascinating and complex past, whereas others serve to bring enigmatic corners of the globe to modern-day Denver.
Crossroads of Culture serves as a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's anthropology collections. All the royalties from this publication will benefit the collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Department of Anthropology.
Crossroads of Culture serves as a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's anthropology collections. All the royalties from this publication will benefit the collections of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Department of Anthropology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Colorado
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 279 mm
Weight
683 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60732-024-1 (9781607320241)
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Colwell Chip Colwell | Nash Stephen E. Nash | Holen Steven R. Holen
Crossroads of Culture
Anthropology Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
E-Book
05/2010
1st Edition
University Press of Colorado
€13.49
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Persons
Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh is the curator of anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Stephen E. Nash is a curator of archaeology and the chair of the Department of Anthropology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Steven R. Holen is a curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.