Temporarily Closed
During the final phase of the Hellems Building reconstruction project, the CU Museum will be closed for reorganization. We will reopen on the first day of Spring Semester, January 8, 2026. Special access requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email cumuseum@colorado.edu for more information.Ìý
Research & Publications
Dr. William Taylor
Curator of Archaeology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
(Ph.D., ³Ô¹ÏÍø of New Mexico)
(Ph.D., ³Ô¹ÏÍø of New Mexico)
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Dr. Taylor’s research focuses on the relationship between humans and animals, with a topical focus on horses and animal domestication, and a technical emphasis on archaeozoology,Ìýglacial archaeology,Ìýarchaeological science, and emerging technologies. He has ongoing field projects in the Great Plains and the American Southwest as well as Mongolia and the Steppes of Central Asia. He also conducts museum collections research in China, Australia, and South America.
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Dr. Jennifer Shannon
Curator of Anthropology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
(Ph.D., Cornell ³Ô¹ÏÍø)
Interests: Anthropology of Museums and Museum Ethnography; Indigenous Rights and Representation; Contemporary Indigeneity and Settler Colonialism; Anthropology of Experts, Media and Knowledge Production; Anthropology of Tourism and Cultural Production; Ethics and Collaborative Practice; Native North America and Caribbean.