The Pohakua Chill Glass Quarry Complex, U.S. Army Pohakua Training Area, Hawai'I Island

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Scott S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-08T20:00:58Z
dc.date.available2024-02-08T20:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2004-06-01
dc.description.abstractAn archaeological survey in 1998 revealed a large, previously unknown stone quarry complex in the Saddle Region of Hawai 'i Island, within the boundaries of the U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area. This quarry complex is the second largest stone tool quarry complex in Hawai 'i, and it has been designated the Pohakuloa Chill Glass Quarry Complex. The complex consists of over 500 quarry localities of varying sizes located on a relatively young and well-dated pahoehoe flow in the eastern portion of Pohakuloa Training Area. Based on radiocarbon dates, the flow probably erupted about A.D. 1625 and was quarried shortly after that time. Initial studies suggest that the raw material was exploited for expedient flake tools and prepared cores. The quarry supplied more material than was needed for local activities, indicating that material may have been transported to lower elevation sites.
dc.format.extent14 pages
dc.identifier.issn0890-1678
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10524/74545
dc.subjectlithic technology
dc.subjectSaddle Region
dc.subjectquarries
dc.subjectquarrying
dc.subjectstone tools
dc.titleThe Pohakua Chill Glass Quarry Complex, U.S. Army Pohakua Training Area, Hawai'I Island
dc.type.dcmiArea-Specific Reports
dspace.entity.type
prism.endingpage118
prism.number1
prism.publicationnameHawaiian Archaeology
prism.startingpage105
prism.volume9

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