Author: Edmund J. LaddPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Makaha Valley Historical Project
Author: Edmund J. LaddMakaha Valley Historical Project
Author: The Ancient Hawaiian State
Author: Robert J. HommonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199916128
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Drawing on archaeological and ethnohistorical sources, this book redefines the study of primary states by arguing for the inclusion of Polynesia, which witnessed the development of primary states in both Hawaii and Tonga.
The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms
Author: Patrick Vinton KirchPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521273169
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
A first study from an archaeological perspective of the elaborate systems of Polynesian chiefdoms presents an original account of the processes of cultural change and evolution over three millennia.
Anahulu
Author: Patrick Vinton KirchPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226733661
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Combining archaeology and social anthropology this historical and archaeological two volume set constructs an integrated history of the Anahulu Valley in northwestern O'ahu that traces the cultural transformation in a typical local center of the Hawaiian Kingdom founded by Kamehame. Volume one is a historical ethnography and volume two is an archaeology of history.
On the Road of the Winds
Author: Patrick Vinton KirchPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520234618
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Providing a synthesis of archaeological and historical anthropological knowledge of the indigenous cultures of the Pacific islands, this text focuses on human ecology and island adaptations.
Oceanic Culture History
Author: Roger Curtis GreenPublisher:
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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How Chiefs Became Kings
Author: Patrick Vinton KirchPublisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520303393
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In How Chiefs Became Kings, Patrick Vinton Kirch addresses a central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of “archaic states” whose distinctive feature was divine kingship. Kirch takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom. Integrating anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, traditional history, and theory, and drawing on significant contributions from his own four decades of research, Kirch argues that Hawaiian polities had become states before the time of Captain Cook’s voyage (1778-1779). The status of most archaic states is inferred from the archaeological record. But Kirch shows that because Hawai`i’s kingdoms were established relatively recently, they could be observed and recorded by Cook and other European voyagers. Substantive and provocative, this book makes a major contribution to the literature of precontact Hawai`i and illuminates Hawai`i’s importance in the global theory and literature about divine kingship, archaic states, and sociopolitical evolution.
Legacy of the Landscape
Author: Patrick Vinton KirchPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824817398
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Precontact Hawaiian civilization is represented by a rich legacy of archaeological sites, many of which have been preserved and are accessible to the public. This volume provides for the first time an authoritative handbook to the most important of these archaeological treasures. The 50 sites covered by this book are distributed over all the main islands and include heiau (temples), habitation sites, irrigated and dryland agricultural complexes, fishponds, petroglyphs, and several post-contact (early 19th-century) sites. Site locations are shown on individual island maps, and detailed plans are provided for several sites.
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