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Archaeology and Anthropology Collections Wesleyan University's Archaeology and Anthropology Collections contain over 35,000 objects from around the world. The core of the collections consists of ethnographic and archaeological objects that were part of the former Wesleyan Museum from 1871-1957. The museum occupied two floors in the Orange Judd Hall of Natural Sciences. The collections have expanded in recent decades via faculty excavations and donations from alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university. The Archaeology Program has been making a concerted effort in recent years to gather information about the collections, upgrade their storage conditions, and facilitate their use as pedagogical tools and as the subject of professional research. Although the Archaeology and Anthropology Collections are not currently on display to the public, they are actively used by faculty, students, and outside scholars. Along with other collections on campus, they are crucial to Wesleyan's ongoing mission to foster visual and intercultural literacy via hands-on learning. Pictured above, left to right: Chipped stone handaxe, Mugharet et-Tabun (Levant), ca. 400,000 years ago Red-figured lekanis lid, Sorrento (southern Italy), ca. 350-325 BCE Child's moccasins, eastern Great Lakes region (North America), early 20^th century