The Smithsonian’s Department of Prehistoric Anthropology entered 516 new specimens into its catalogue over a span of just three months, from October to December of 1881!
Among those hundreds of new accessions, what were the curator’s stand-out pieces and what stories did these specimens tell? Find out more with the department’s annual curator’s report and help transcribe this piece of Smithsonian history!
The Smithsonian’s Department of Prehistoric Anthropology entered 516 new specimens into its catalogue over a span of just three months, from October to December of 1881!
Among those hundreds of new accessions, what were the curator’s stand-out pieces and what stories did these specimens tell? Find out more with the department’s annual curator’s report and help transcribe this piece of Smithsonian history!