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11/29/10

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Bishop Museum makes archaeological data freely available online

The Bishop Museum, located in Honolulu, Hawai'i, was designated in 2008 by the Hawaiian Legislature as the portal for the Hawaii Archaeology Surveys (HAS). The museum has now created an online database enabling users to search for information on sites in Hawai'i excavated by Bishop Museum archaeologists.

The data in the HAS database is arranged traditionally by ahupua'a. Once you have selected an ahupua'a, click an individual entry's Site Name, Bishop Museum Site Number, or State Site Number for complete site details. Currently there are over 12,000 records available with plans to continuously add more.

"The Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family. The Museum was established to house the extensive collection of Hawaiian artifacts and royal family heirlooms of the Princess, and has expanded to include millions of artifacts, documents and photographs about Hawai‘i and other Pacific island cultures."

The museum is well worth a visit if you're ever in Honolulu.

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