Promotes conservation and protection of the fragile cultural heritage of Easter Island and other Polynesian islands.
OAL was established in 1989 at UC Berkeley with the mission to carry out original and innovative research into the archaeology, prehistory, and historical anthropology of the Pacific Islands and their indigenous peoples and cultures.
Learn how Polynesians explored and settled the Pacific long before Europeans even discovered it. See two ancient canoe replicas, the Hokule'a and Hawai'iloa sailing to retrace migration routes and to preserve ancestral skills.
Mission of the Historic Resources Division is to identify, preserve, and protect cultural sites on Guam.
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Archaeology /
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Oceania
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