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0105 The Benioff Oceania Programme

The British Museum Membercast

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The Role of Taxonomy in the History of the Museum

In the 80s these being merged into a digital system. From that point on these records were improved and increased, taxonomy was built digitally always building on existing archives. Today I want to use their accesses the database online, they are looking at often in the case of Hawaii and Rappanui but taxonomy and a way of framing the understanding of these cultures is rooted in the 19th century understanding of this material.

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