UC Berkeley Construction Site Yields Human Remains Likely Native American

Overview

• UC Berkeley confirmed that workers uncovered human bones earlier this week at a Campus Park construction site west of Edwards Stadium.
• The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said the remains are likely Native American based on a preliminary assessment.
• A university spokesperson said authorities do not believe the discovery is connected to a crime.
• The UC Berkeley Police Department said it is not leading a criminal investigation into the case.
• The bones were found where a new beach‑volleyball complex is planned for this summer, and the find follows 2023 cases involving a homicide victim’s skeleton at the Clark Kerr Campus and accusations that professor Tim White used Native remains in class, which the school bans.