Abundance and Resilience: Farming and Foraging in Ancient Kaua‘i

Published by University of Hawaii Press 2015

Abundance and Resilience

Farming and Foraging in Ancient Kaua‘i

Edited by: Julie S. Field and Michael W. Graves

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824857158

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At the base of a steep cliff towering some 500 feet above the coast of the remote Nā Pali district on the island of Kaua'i, lies the spectacular historical and archaeological site at Nu'alolo 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 Hawai'i. The house sites that constitute the focus of Abundance and Resilience were built over five centuries of occupation and contained deeply buried, stratified deposits extending more than nine feet beneath the surface. The essays in this volume detail the work of archaeologists associated with the University of Hawai'i who have been compiling and studying the animal remains recovered from the excavations. The contributors 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—how ancient Hawaiians fashioned animal remains into artifacts such as ornaments made of shell, pointed bird bone "pickers," sea urchin and coral files and abraders, turtle shell combs, and bone handles for kāhili (feathered standards) used by Hawaiian royalty.

For researchers, Nu'alolo Kai opened up the world of everyday life of indigenous Hawaiians between AD 1400 and 1900. More importantly, we learn how their procurement and utilization of animals—wild marine organisms and birds, as well as domesticated dogs and pigs—affected local resources. Demonstrating that an increased preference for introduced animals, such as dogs and pigs, effectively limited negative impacts on wild animal resources, the essays in Abundance and Resilience collectively argue that the Hawaiian community of Nu'alolo Kai practiced a sustainable form of animal resource procurement and management for five centuries.

Author / Editor information

Field Julie S. :

Julie S. Field is associate professor of anthropology at The Ohio State University.Graves Michael W. :

Michael W. Graves is chair and professor of anthropology at the University of New Mexico and professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xix
Chapter 1. Introduction Julie S. Field and Michael W. Graves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Nu’alolo Kai in Context Julie S. Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
Chapter 3. Excavations and Investigations at Site 50–30–01–196, Nu’alolo Kai, 1958–1990 Julie S. Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 4. Temporal Changes in Fishing Strategies at Nu’alolo Kai Owen L. O’Leary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Chapter 5. Modified and Unmodified Turtle Remains from Nu’alolo Kai Michael W. Graves, Stephanie Jolivette, Kelley S. Esh and Julie S. Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 6. Avifauna from Nu’alolo Kai Kelley S. Esh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Chapter 7. Introduced and Native Mammals from Nu’alolo Kai Julie S. Field and Stephanie Jolivette Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Chapter 8. Modified Coral from Nu’alolo Kai Julie S. Field and Windy K. McElroy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
Chapter 9. Shell, Bone, and Invertebrate Ornaments from Nu’alolo Kai Julie S. Field and Windy K. McElroy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Chapter 10. Applied Zooarchaeology and Conservation Biology at Nu’alolo Kai Alex E. Morrison and Kelley S. Esh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
Chapter 11. Synthesis: The Prehistory of Nu‘alolo Kai Julie S. Field and Michael W. Graves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Appendix A: Fish Remains from the 1990 Excavations at Nu’alolo Kai Owen L. O’Leary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Appendix B: Other Faunal Tools and Modified Materials from Nu’alolo Kai Julie S. Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Appendix C: Unmodified Invertebrate Remains from Nu’alolo Kai Julie S. Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

Language: English
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 53 black & white illustrations

eBook

Published: September 30, 2015
ISBN: 9780824857158