Their ingenuity and ability to adapt to their surroundings supported them as they settled across a broad range of environments and developed into hundreds of culturally diverse tribes.
Exploring the rich variety of plants and animals and how they are interconnected opens up opportunities to understand our own role in the natural world. Our virtual education resources are designed to lead teachers and students to a more thorough understanding of the critical role ecosystems and biodiversity in both our backyards and beyond.
The Aztalan collection of the Milwaukee Public Museum is composed of over 3,600 archaeological artifacts primarily excavated and collected by Dr. Samuel A. Barrett in the field seasons of 1919, 1920, and 1932. This collection is the largest assemblage of cultural remains from a single North American archaeological site in the Milwaukee Public Museum.
In this series of five videos, we’ll discuss the resources Native Americans used to survive in their environments.
This includes Wisconsin’s Silurian Reef formation where, more than 400 million years ago, our State and much of North America was on the equator and covered by a warm, shallow sea. Many of these specimens can be found in The Third Planet and Exploring Life on Earth galleries.
These cultures include Sumeria, Rome, Egypt, Greece, and Aztalan, one of Wisconsin’s most important and extensive archaeological sites. Our virtual education resources are designed to support teachers and students in exploring many of these ancient civilizations in order to deepen their understanding and appreciation of different cultural beliefs and practices.
For September, we're looking at all things flora and fauna in Wisconsin!This month's featured exhibit is our Second Floor's Wisconsin Woodlands. Understanding our state’s natural environment is both exciting and essential.