Bottles, Abandonment, and Re-visitation in the Hansen's Disease Settlement at Kalawao, Moloka'i
| dc.contributor.author | Flexner, James L. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-14T20:14:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-14T20:14:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 06/01/11 12:00 AM | |
| dc.description.abstract | The concept of site abandonment is an important one for interpreting artifact assemblages from archaeological sites. Using bottle glass artifacts from the Hansen's disease settlement at Kalawao, this paper explores the relationship between historically known dates for abandonment of an area and archaeological evidence for continued visits to the area. Although most of Kalawao is considered abandoned by the beginning of the 20th century, glass bottles indicate that people continued to visit Kalawao, and that the old settlement continued to be aru important part of community social life even when no longer permanently inhabited. This oqservation has important implications for interpreting postContact site chronologies in Hawai'i, as artifacts in surface contexts may indicate temporary visits, rather than continued habitation of archaeological features. This kind of evidence can also provide useful insights into behaviors not otherwise documented in contexts of permanent habitation. | |
| dc.format.extent | 17 pages | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0890-1678 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10524/74855 | |
| dc.subject | Hansen's disease | |
| dc.subject | Kalawao | |
| dc.subject | site abandonment | |
| dc.subject | Kalaupapa Peninsula | |
| dc.subject | Moloka'i | |
| dc.subject | quarantine | |
| dc.subject | artifacts | |
| dc.subject | bottle cache | |
| dc.subject | Bottle glass | |
| dc.title | Bottles, Abandonment, and Re-visitation in the Hansen's Disease Settlement at Kalawao, Moloka'i | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| dspace.entity.type | ||
| prism.endingpage | 124 | |
| prism.number | 1 | |
| prism.publicationname | Hawaiian Archaeology | |
| prism.startingpage | 108 | |
| prism.volume | 12 |
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