Waimea-Kawaihae, a Leeward Hawaii Settlement System

Settlement system studies have long been recognized by archaeologists as important means for understanding the past. The goal of this dissertation is an analysis of settlement systems in the geographic region of leeward Hawaii. The study focuses on the Waimea-Kawaihae region, district of Kohala, island of Hawaii. Secondary attention is given to the rest of Kohala and tertiary consideration is given to the remainder of leeward Hawaii. By settlement system is meant the structural and functional relationships between local human populations and between those populations and their ecological contexts. To investigate past settlement systems the study provides a diachronic examination of local and regional environment, demography, economy, and settlement patterns.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Clark, Jeffrey Todd

• Anthropology, Archaeology

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8711783

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70700