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Article: Out and about.(Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge)(Brief Article)
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- Geographical
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- February 1, 2001
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Zoe Blackler takes us to Cambridge to visit its Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
When a museum devoted to the stuff of human culture was founded within Cambridge University in 1884, the infant discipline of anthropology was taking its first steps. The basis for the new collection was the ethnographic material gathered by the first anthropologists on their pioneering expeditions. As the museum developed, it helped to establish anthropology as a discipline in its own right, as well as provide a focus for collections and a support for research. Today, while the museum's primary focus remains research, its most impressive acquisitions are on display to the ...