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<p>Hawaiian economies were multifaceted. While archaeological attention has often been placed on agriculture, for good reason, the distribution and consumption of lithic resources has more recently been the subject of interest. This research has demonstrated several mechanisms by which communities acquired these lithics, variation in which was related to the location of those communities and the specific resources they wished to acquire. We add to this body of research by exploring the lithic economies of upland Kaʻū. Using a paired geochemical and technological analysis of volcanic glass and basalt from seven contexts, we explore from where these communities were acquiring lithics, how consumption varied across contexts, and whether lithic consumption changed from the 16th through the 18th centuries AD. Our results suggest communities were able to acquire lithics from across Hawaiʻi Island but sources were unequally distributed across our project area. These differences are best explained by functional differentiation. Access to lithic sources across Hawaiʻi Island was markedly stable from the 16th through 18th centuries, contrasting with an expectation of change due to political instability. </p>

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Lithic economies in upland Kaʻū

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年3月20日

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  • Seth Quintus,
  • Justin Peterson,
  • Maile McCall,
  • Peter Mills,
  • Steven Lundblad,
  • Bernardo Ayala,
  • Summer Roper Todd,
  • Peng Jiang,
  • Reed Mershon,
  • Aaron Pietruszka

摘要

Hawaiian economies were multifaceted. While archaeological attention has often been placed on agriculture, for good reason, the distribution and consumption of lithic resources has more recently been the subject of interest. This research has demonstrated several mechanisms by which communities acquired these lithics, variation in which was related to the location of those communities and the specific resources they wished to acquire. We add to this body of research by exploring the lithic economies of upland Kaʻū. Using a paired geochemical and technological analysis of volcanic glass and basalt from seven contexts, we explore from where these communities were acquiring lithics, how consumption varied across contexts, and whether lithic consumption changed from the 16th through the 18th centuries AD. Our results suggest communities were able to acquire lithics from across Hawaiʻi Island but sources were unequally distributed across our project area. These differences are best explained by functional differentiation. Access to lithic sources across Hawaiʻi Island was markedly stable from the 16th through 18th centuries, contrasting with an expectation of change due to political instability.