Students travel to Stanford University for a workshop on computational archaeology by sharing oral traditions of seafaring

January 10, 2021

From left, UH Hilo anthropologist Joe Genz stands with student Tromainne Joab, student Jeroynn Myazoe, navigation practitioner Alson Kelen, student Shania Tamagyongfal, and navigation practitioner Larry Raigetal at the Stanford Archaeology Center, Dec 10,

Three students from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo recently attended a four-day workshop at Stanford University’s Archeology Center, Calif, where they presented their research into oral histories of Marshallese and Yapese voyaging.

UH Hilo graduate students Shania Tamagyongfal and Jerolynn Myazoe, who are in the heritage management program, and undergraduate Tromainne Joab, an environmental studies student, attended the workshop on computational archeology and seafaring theory, Dec. 7-10. Computational archeology uses computer-based analytical methods for the study of long-term human behavior and behavioral evolution.