Into the netherworld of island Earth: A reevaluation of refuge caves in ancient Hawaiian society

✍ Scribed by Joseph Kennedy; James E. Brady

• Book ID: 101292250
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 193 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0883-6353
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6548(199709)12:6<641::aid-gea6>3.0.co;2-z

✦ Synopsis

The reexamination of a lava tube that had been modified for defensive/refuge purposes in Hawai i's early historic period offers insights linking such sites to Polynesian cosmology, settlement patterns, and status use. Details of site modifications provide methodological clues for advanced interpretation and analysis.