POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES WITHIN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HAWAII

Summary

Twenty pollen and ten phytolith samples were selected for analysis from

a variety of proveniences within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The sites

tested were near the coast and include Wahaula A-13, HV269, HV270, HV279,

HV280, HV286, HV287, HV287, and K32. Features examined include an afa

terrace, a burial, house sites, a canoe shed, a pahoehoe terrace, and a

refuse pit. This study is the first to focus on pollen and/or phytolith

recovery and interpretation from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The pur

pose of the study was to evaluate pollen and phytolith recovery and to

interpret both pollen and phytolith records to reconstruct local vegetation

at the time of occupation for these features.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 90-046

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