The real objects and other kinds of information relating to life, customs, and traditions around the globe that are acquired and safeguarded by museums are much more than just "scientific evidence" suitable for academic research.

Anthropology collections acquired at different times and in different places can also serve as genuine material witness to the reality of human diversity, past and present.

Equally important, anthropology collections of "things" combined with carefully documented information on their manufacture, use, and human meanings can also serve as authentic historical benchmarks for the long story of human life on earth.

• Why museum anthropology?
• Lessons I have learned
• In the footsteps of A. B. Lewis
• Networks and social fields
• Deciphering the riddle of Lapita
• The Lapita series
• Research monographs
• LA-ICP-MS
• Human genetics
• Human adaptive strategies
• Domesticated landscapes
• Ancient lagoons hypothesis
• Recent publications
• Manuscripts in preparation