Re-examining anomalous early dates of settlement in leeward Hawai'i Island

Mike T. Carson

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    Abstract

    Anomalous dates prior to 1000 yr BP have been reported for near-surface site deposits at Puapua'a in the dry and rocky zone of leeward (west) Hawai'i Island, compared to archipelago-wide earliest cultural layers generally in buried contexts 1000-800 yr BP. Redating and closer examination cannot validate these early dates in cultural association. In the thin sedimentary deposits, preserved cultural materials mostly postdate 600-400 yr BP, but some older materials were incorporated into the layer matrix. The results suggest a much shorter extant chronology of human settlement of this particular zone, whereas earliest sites most likely are preserved in different settings of the Hawaiian Islands.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)59-64
    Number of pages6
    JournalRadiocarbon
    Volume54
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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