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Anthropology, Pacific
Rather than a barrier, the sea has been a passageway of exploration, settlement, and exchange for the peoples of the Pacific. Among the world’s greatest, The Field Museum’s collections from Oceania have been the inspiration for influential advances in social and evolutionary theory.
Learn more about Pacific Anthropology and the Museum at: PacificAnthropology.org
Figure above: Network mapping of the genetic relationships of islanders in the southwest Pacific (Figure 7 from Terrell, John Edward. 2010. Social network analysis of the genetic structure of Pacific Islanders. Annals of Human Genetics 74: 211-232)
Our Collections
The Museum’s collection of material culture from the Pacific Islands (not including the islands of Southeast Asia) contains over 64,000 objects; it is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of its kind and remains an important...
