Consideration of Site Types

Abstract

The following overview considers Kaua'i archaeological sites in terms of form and function. Hommon (1970a, 1970b) began a list of morphological site types in Hawai' i, partly with the intention to separate obsetvable fonn from interpreted function, and a similar approach is advocated here. Some sites are prominent stonework monuments, and others are modest aggregations of discarded tools and food refuse. Some sites were places of important social and political events, and others yield insight into everyday life. Archaeological sites are an essential unit of analysis for archaeology, yet