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Western Cultures Hall: Origins of Western Culture

- September 26, 2010

Museum: Natural History Museum

Location: 2nd Floor, West Wing (Hall 26)

The institutions, traditions and ideals of North American cultures are deeply rooted in those of western Asia, northern Africa, and Europe. This hall explores some examples from various cultures in the western world including northern Iraq, ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and the recent discovery of the Iceman, a Copper Age mummy found in an Italian glacier.