Indigenous Hawaiian Fishing Practices in Kahikinui, Maui: A Zooarchaeological Approach

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dc.contributor.authorJones, Sharyn
dc.contributor.authorKirch, Patrick V.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-14T20:14:25Z
dc.date.available2024-02-14T20:14:25Z
dc.date.issued06/01/07 12:00 AM
dc.description.abstractHawai'i's rich archaeological and ethnographic records provide an opportunity to investigate the lifestyles and foodways of the people of all social ranks and genders, (including elites, priests, non-elites, women, and men) in this highly stratified society. Throughout the islands, indigenous Hawaiian foodways depended heavily on marine harvests, including fish, shellfish, and seaweeds. The sea provided the primary protein-contributing elements of the diet across social classes. However, marine foods may have been especially important to non-elites who had less access to domestic animals such as pigs and dogs for fat and protein (Kirch and O'Day 2003; Titcomb 1972). Ethnohistorically, Hawaiian marine resource exploitation strategies were recorded in some detail (Buck 1957; Handy et al. 1991; Titcomb 1972 [1952], 1978; Valeri 1985). Titcomb (1972:1) argued: "The sea was a great reservoir of food for Hawaiians
dc.format.extent15 pages
dc.identifier.issn0890-1678
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10524/74844
dc.subjectfishing
dc.subjectzooarchaeological evidence
dc.subjectlifestyles
dc.subjectKahikinui
dc.subjectFaunal materials
dc.subjectnested sieves
dc.subjectMarine Vertebrates
dc.subjectInvertebrates
dc.titleIndigenous Hawaiian Fishing Practices in Kahikinui, Maui: A Zooarchaeological Approach
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prism.endingpage53
prism.number1
prism.publicationnameHawaiian Archaeology
prism.startingpage39
prism.volume11

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