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The Mauna Kea Adze Quarry Project : a summary of the 1975 field investigations

Author:
McCoy, Patrick Carlton, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum,
Title:
The Mauna Kea Adze Quarry Project : a summary of the 1975 field investigations
Year:
1975
Pages:
22, [4] leaves, [6] leaves of plates
Subject:
Archaeological surveying Mauna Kea Mauna Kea antiquities Mauna Kea Adze Quarry
Summary:
In June 1975, the Bernice P. Bishop Museum was awarded a one-year grant by the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "The Mauna Kea Adz Quarry Complex and Technology of Hawaiian Adz Manufacture," under the direction of Patrick C. McCoy. This article 1) outlines the primary research objectives, 2) discusses the strategy of the 1975 fieldwork, 3) presents and summary of investigations, 4) outlines the research design for lithic analysis, and 5) presents some preliminary conclusions that have been obtained to date.
URL:
http://www.mauna-a-wakea.info/maunakea/C_adze_link8.html
Collection:
Monographs