Abundance and Resilience: Farming and Foraging in Ancient Kaua'i
Abundance and Resilience: Farming and Foraging in Ancient Kaua'i
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Abstract
At the base of a steep cliff towering some 500 feet above the coast of the remote Nā Pali district on the island of Kauaʻi, lies the spectacular historical and archaeological site at Nuʻalolo Kai. First excavated by Bishop Museum archaeologists between 1958 and 1964, the site contained the well-preserved remains of one of the largest and most diverse arrays of traditional and historic artifacts ever found in Hawaiʻi. The house sites that are the focus of this book were built over five centuries of occupation and contained deeply buried, stratified deposits extending more than nine feet beneath the surface. The book details the work of the University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa which has been compiling and studying the animal remains recovered from the archaeological excavations. The chapters discuss the range of foods eaten by Hawaiians, the ways in which particular species were captured and harvested, and how these practices might have evolved through changes in the climate and natural environment. Adding to this are analyses of a sophisticated material culture. Demonstrating that an increased preference for introduced animals effectively limited negative impacts on wild animal resources, the book argues that the Hawaiian community of Nuʻalolo Kai practiced a sustainable form of animal resource procurement and management for 500 years.
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Front Matter
- 1 Introduction
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Nu‘alolo Kai in Context
Julie S. Field
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Excavations and Investigations at Site 50–30–01–196, Nu‘alolo Kai, 1958–1990
Julie S. Field
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Temporal Changes in Fishing Strategies at Nu‘alolo Kai
Owen L. O’Leary
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Modified and Unmodified Turtle Remains from Nu‘alolo Kai
Michael W. Graves and others
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Avifauna from Nu‘alolo Kai
Kelley S. Esh
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Introduced and Native Mammals from Nu‘alolo Kai
Julie S. Field andStephanie Jolivette
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Modified Coral from Nu‘alolo Kai
Julie S. Field andWindy K. McElroy
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Shell, Bone, and Invertebrate Ornaments from Nu‘alolo Kai
Julie S. Field andWindy K. McElroy
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Applied Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology at Nu‘alolo Kai
Alex E. Morrison andKelley S. Esh
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Synthesis: The Prehistory of Nu‘alolo Kai
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