A millennium of human activity at Makauwahi Cave, Māhā̀ulepū, Kauài

Human Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-247

  Burney, David A ^a,b   Kikuchi, William K Pila ^c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c Kauai Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological change; Hawa i; Human settlement; Perishable artifacts; Prehistoric diet

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARTIFACT; CAVE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; MIDDEN; PALEOECOLOGY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KAUAI; MAHAULEPU; MAKAUWAHI CAVE; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCURBITA;

EID: 33646554573     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-006-9015-3     Document Type: Article

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