Hawaiian Archaeology Volume 15
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Item type: Item , Maps for Time Travelers: How Archaeologists Use Technology to Bring Us Closer to the Past by Mark D. McCoy, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 280 pages Reviewed by Kepa Lyman(2021-06-01) Lyman, KepaMaps for Time Travelers: How Archaeologists Use Technology to Bring Us Closer to the Past by Mark D. McCoy, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 280 pages Reviewed by Kepa LymanItem type: Item , Hawaiki Rising: Hokule‘a, Nainoa Thompson, and the Hawaiian Renaissance by Sam Low. Reissued in 2019 by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI. 344 pages Reviewed by Maris Kamalu(2021-06-01) Kamalu, MarisHawaiki Rising: Hokule‘a, Nainoa Thompson, and the Hawaiian Renaissance by Sam Low. Reissued in 2019 by University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI. 344 pages Reviewed by Maris KamaluItem type: Item , Balancing the Tides: Marine Practices in American Samoa by JoAnna Poblete. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI. 214 pages Reviewed by Kylie Tuitavuki(2021-06-01) Tuitavuki, KylieBalancing the Tides: Marine Practices in American Samoa by JoAnna Poblete. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI. 214 pages Reviewed by Kylie TuitavukiItem type: Item , Prehistory of the Saddle Region of Hawai‘i Island(2021-06-01) Langlas, Charles M.This account synthesizes what is known of the prehistory of the Saddle region of Hawaiʻi Island, focusing on bird-catching, cross-island travel routes, and the production of basalt and volcanic glass tools. The synthesis is based on three main types of evidence: 1) archaeological survey and excavation in the Saddle, 2) nineteenth-century accounts by Western travelers; and 3) testimony given to the Hawaiian Kingdom Boundary Commission in the latter half of the nineteenth century, which often provides information that can be projected back to the prehistoric era.Item type: Item , Status and Gender in Hawaiian House Complexes(2021-06-01) Garwood Vacca, Kirsten; Kolb, Michael J.This research compares excavated material collected from Sites 50-50-10-2090 and -2091 (Kēōkea Maui), a pre-European contact (c. 1650 C.E.) kauhale house complex, to a model of expected findings derived from Hawaiian oral traditions and ethnohistoric accounts of household gender and status activities. Our goal is to critically analyze the relationship between the Hawaiian system of ‘ai kapu (taboo) and the use of space within house sites to better understand the diversity of the daily lived experiences and the multiplicity of gender and status interactions that household members engaged in. Results indicate a distinct post-1650 C.E. intra-site distribution of faunal remains that is concomitant with status and potentially gender food consumption. This patterning, however, does not ideally match the model derived from ethnographic descriptions.Item type: Item , An Overview of Digitally Documenting Surface and Subterranean Sites at the U.S. Army’s Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawai‘i(2021-06-01) Parsons, TedRecent archaeological survey work at the at the U.S. Army’s Pōhakuloa Training (TA) Area 22, Hawaiʻi, used low-cost, highly portable, three-dimensional (3D) modeling techniques to document surface and subterranean sites. Project crews created 65 photo models of previously undocumented cairns, rock shelters, and cave entrances. They used consumer-grade point-and-shoot and DLSR cameras and commercial photogrammetric software. There are also over a dozen new models of underground lava tubes, using Microsoft Kinects as sensors. Over the last decade, 3D modeling of archaeological resources has become commonplace. Limitations associated with the cost, difficulty of use, and limited mobility of LiDAR technology have discouraged digitizing widelyscattered archaeological resources in difficult terrain. The digital recording work at PTA provides scaled representations of sites that are as or more accurate than those obtained from traditional field recording techniques.Item type: Item , Quantitative Analysis of Shell Material Collected from the South Point Dune Site during the 1953–1958 Excavations(2021-06-01) Oras, MichaelPu‘u Ali‘i, also known as the South Point Sand Dune Site (H1), is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Hawaiian Islands. It was excavated by Kenneth Emory and Yosihiko Sinoto of the Bishop Museum, and William Bonk of the University of Hawai‘i, Hilo between 1953 and 1958. The fishhooks which were recovered from the site led to the first material-based chronology for the Hawaiian Islands. Along with the fishhooks and other artifacts, a bulk sample from one of the excavation units was also collected. The focus of this current study was to analyze the shell material from this bulk sample to look for changes over time that may reflect a change in mollusk preference in the diet. A total of 2988.16 grams of shell material from three arbitrary sixinch levels was evaluated, representing an estimated habitation time frame of 350 years. Marine shells from 17 families were found to be represented in the material, along with miscellaneous fragments that could not be identified. The results of the analysis show several trends in the quantity of shells present in the different levels of the excavation, but give no indication of an overt shift in diet over time at Pu‘u Ali‘i.Item type: Item , Archaeology of Poverty (‘Ilihune) in the Hawaiian Islands(06/01/21 12:00 AM) McCoy, Mark D.Poverty (‘ilihune) is a commonplace social problem rarely discussed by anthropological archaeology. The purpose of this editorial is to demonstrate how metrics of food abundance/scarcity, status, and exchanged goods can achieve a fuller picture of the political economy and address the roots of poverty. In the case, historical evidence from Hawaiian language newspapers suggests the mid-19th century is when we can expect to find more people began to experience poverty.Item type: Item , The Passive Side of Conflict Archaeology: The 2016 to 2019 Excavations of a POW Mess Hall in the Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp, Island of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i(06/01/21 12:00 AM) Belcher, William R.The archaeological investigation of Prisoner of War (POW) camps offers a glimpse into the passive side of conflict archaeology; that is, those parts of conflict related to imprisonment of enemy combatants and not active areas like forts and battlefields. This paper presents the research and field operations conducted at the Honouliuli National Historic Site during the 2016 to 2019 field seasons as part of the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu (UH West Oʻahu) archaeological field schools, particularly focused on the discovery and partial excavation of a mess hall concrete foundation or platform associated with a POW population during World War II. Based on comparison with other mess hall platforms within the Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp, the sizes differed, probably based on the population density in the administrative compounds, but the plans as well as the location of garbage incinerators appears to be a standardized plan. However, it appears that the massive influx of prisoners from the Pacific Theater may have taxed the capacity of prisoner areas such that specific mainland Department of War standards were not followed. However, the story of the POWs in this area needs additional work in various archives to understand the activities as well as relationships represented by these various prisoner areas.Item type: Item , Lei Niho Palaoa and Digital Tools to Safeguard Against the Illicit Use of Ancient DNA(06/01/21 12:00 AM) Fox, KeoluThe circumstances surrounding the acquisition, storage, and repatriation of potent relics by Western European nations through interactions with Polynesian royalty are both complex and controversial. For example, the acquisition of multiple artifacts following both King Kamehameha II (Liholiho) and Queen Kamāmalu’s deaths resulting from contracting measles while visiting London in 1824 remain in question. Currently, Liholiho’s cape remains on display in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA). Whether the cape was associated with the body of the King (in life or death) or whether it was indeed brought to London as a diplomatic gift to coronate a meeting with George IV remains a mystery (Thomas 2016).Item type: Item , Editor's Note(06/01/21 12:00 AM) Swift, Jilian A.; Belcher, William R.We are pleased to present Volume 15 of Hawaiian Archaeology following a brief hiatus in the series. As with 2020’s conference theme, “Hoʻokāhi ka ʻilau like ʻana, wield the paddles together: Connecting communities to ensure a future for Hawaiʻi’s past,” we envision the journal as a forum for connection and communication across our diverse stakeholding communities in Hawaiian and Pacific archaeology. This year’s volume features work from Indigenous, CRM, and academic spheres, from established professionals as well as the next generation of experts. These contributions highlight the unique strengths and priorities of each realm, and reveal a collective desire for increased collaboration and decompartmentalizing.Item type: Item , Item type: Item , Item type: Item ,