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photos Photos: Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway Opening Day

Artist Ray Troll and co-curators Kirk Johnson and Liz Nesbitt gave tours of the new Burke Museum exhibit Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway on opening day.
video Video: Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway: Gingko Petrified Forest

Paleontologist Kirk Johnson visits the Gingko Petrified Forest near Vantage, WA and discusses how petrified wood is formed.

photos Photos: Meet the Mammals 2009

Meet the Mammals is a family event that celebrates the biodiversity of Earth's mammals! Over 700 people came to Meet the Mammals this year to see hundreds of mammals from the Burke's collection and talk to mammal experts.
video Video: Atlatl Demonstration

Dr. Jim Nason teaches Burke staff members how to throw an "atlatl," an ancient hunting tool.
photos Photos: Favorite Burke Photos

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