Intensive dryland farming on the leeward slopes of Haleakala, Maui, Hawaiian Islands: archaeological, archaeobotanical, and geochemical perspectives

Polynesians settled and farmed the leeward, relatively arid slopes of Haleakala Volcano beginning about ad 1400. Archaeological investigations at two sites revealed dense concentrations of conical impressions in a subsurface 20cm cinder layer that was previously undisturbed, interpreted as resulting...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World archaeology 2005-06, Vol.37 (2), p.240-258
Hauptverfasser:	Kirch, PV, Coil, J, Hartshorn, AS, Jeraj, M, Vitousek, PM, Chadwick, OA
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural intensification Agricultural soils Agriculture Archaeology Arid zones Cinders Crops digging stick dryland agriculture Dryland farming Environmental degradation Ethnography Excavation and methods Geoarchaeology Hawai'i Hawaii Horticultural practices Indigenous knowledge Laboratory methods Methodology and general studies nutrients Physical and chemical analysis Plants Polynesia Prehistory Prehistory and protohistory Primitive agriculture Soil nutrients Sweet potatoes Taro
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