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Brigham Young University Department of Anthropology Excavations The Museum also has extensive excavated collections from the Department of Anthropology. There are over 100,000 lots which contain over 1 million individual artifacts of sherds, lithics, projectile points and soil samples.
The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is a family-centered cultural tourist attraction and living museum in Laie on the northern shore of Oahu, Hawaii. [1] The PCC is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), was dedicated on October 12, 1963, and occupies 42 acres (17 hectares) of land belonging to nearby Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii).
The building acts as a visitors center, contains exhibits showcasing BYU's history, features a small theater, and houses alumni association offices for the university. [1] BYU University Relations and BYU High School Relations are located in the building and give complimentary tours to campus visitors. [4]
The Harold B. Lee Library and other central buildings with Y Mountain and Kyhv Peak in the background. This list of Brigham Young University buildings catalogs the current and no-longer-existent structures of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Provo, Utah, United States.
The Young Ambassadors are a song and dance performing group with a 50-year history at BYU. Prior to 1970 the group was known as Curtain Time USA. In the 1960s their world tour stops included Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. The group first performed as the Young Ambassadors at Expo '70 in Japan, and has since performed in over 56 nations.
BYU's social and cultural atmosphere is unique. The high rate of enrollment at the university by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints results in an amplification of LDS cultural norms; BYU was ranked by The Princeton Review in 2008 as 14th in the nation for having the happiest students and highest quality of life. [11]
Education in Zion is an exhibition space in the Joseph F. Smith Building at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States. The gallery and permanent exhibition documents the history and heritage of education in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from Joseph Smith to the current Church Educational System ...
In May 2019, the folk dance ensemble joined other BYU performing groups on BYU Young Ambassadors's 40th anniversary tour of China. [7] The ensemble consists of 180 dancers, 30 of which are on the touring team. [2] The touring team is made up of 46 student dancers, musicians, and technicians. [8]