Heritage

Archaeologist Chris Yamamoto visits the Burke to view artifacts found in the Japanese Gulch.

Burke researchers learn more about the Burke’s Balinese “jukung” outrigger canoe.

Seattle is one of the most dramatically re-engineered cities in the United States.

Working with communities to rebuild a traditional Native boat-building practice, bringing this knowledge back into a living context.

Aaron Parker's and Chris Cunningham's premiered their live art performance, ƛ’ix̌aq: Animal Skin, at the Burke Museum.

Burke archaeologists are working to preserve ancestral artifacts owned by the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe in the North Cascades.

UW Pacific Islander students decode Oceanic objects and traditions in Disney's Moana.

Information about The Ancient One/Kennewick Man, one of the oldest and most complete skeletons found in North America.

Beginning 4,000 years ago, people shifted from living solely on wild foods to farming and raising domestic animals. Why did this change occur?