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Cultural resources reconnaissance of the Mauna Kea Summit region

Author:
McCoy, Patrick Carlton, McEldowney, Holly, Group 70,, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Dept. of Anthropology,
Title:
Cultural resources reconnaissance of the Mauna Kea Summit region
Year:
1982
Pages:
ii, 24, 38 leaves
Subject:
Archaeological surveying Mauna Kea Mauna Kea antiquities Mauna Kea Adzes Quarry
Summary:
A cultural resources reconnaissance of the Mauna Kea summit region was conducted to determine the general nature of the cultural resource base and to evaluate the archaeological and broader cultural significance for purposes related to the development of a proposed Mauna Kea Science Reserve Master Plan. Report 1: "Ethnographic Background of the Mauna Kea Summit Region," by Holly McEldowney presents the results of archival research on the non-material dimensions of the cultural resource base in an ethnographic overview of mythology, legends, and traditions; land use patterns, including resource exploitation; mortuary practices, and other cultural aspects, such as place names. Report 2: "Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey," by Patrick C. McCoy describes the locational and formal-functional characteristics of 22 archaeological sites on the summit and upper north flank of Mauna Kea. All but one site a U-shaped shelter, are classified as shrines and marae that are judged to be significant with respect to the potential they hold to elucidate the religious aspects of Hawaiian and land use patterns in the high altitude, non-subsistence montane zone. This report was conducted by the Department of Anthropology, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, under contract to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH) and at the request of Group 70, consultant to RCUH in the preparation of an environmental impact statement for the proposed Mauna Kea Science Reserve Master Plan.
Collection:
Monographs