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| The museum has a big research collection acquired from researches conducted in the country over a long period of time. However some of Leakey’s collection from Olduvai and Laetoli are still at the National Museums of Kenya in Nairobi. Materials from on-going research at Olduvai are at the site and some of them at Natural History Museum, Arusha. Otherwise, the Museum and House of Culture has:- | ||||||||
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• Most of the Paleontological Collection from Laetoli from Mary Leakey’s work • Collection from Wembere Manonga Paleontological Expedition (WMPE) (Harrison et al) since 1990 – 1996 and 2006 • Collection from Eyasi Plateau – Laetoli Paleontological Expedition 1998 – 2005 (Harrison et al) • Collection from Studies of the Southeastern Coast, Coastal and hinterland of Tanzania, e.g. Neville Chittick, F. Chami, Kweka and others. • Unique ethnographic and photographic records collected from late 1890’s to the 20th century AD. |
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