POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE HONOLULU HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT, O’AHU ISLAND, HAWAI’I
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2011
Summary
Sediment samples collected during a Phase II mitigation of the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project on O’ahu Island, Hawai’i were examined for pollen. The samples were collected from buried deposits thought to represent traditional Hawaiian wetland taro agriculture (lo’i) (Matt McDermott, personal communication, March 2, 2011). Pollen analysis was used to search for evidence of taro agriculture.
Cite this Record
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE HONOLULU HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT, O’AHU ISLAND, HAWAI’I. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2011-038. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380176) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8RJ4J1V
Keywords
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
11-038
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lo'i
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Pollen Analysis
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Taro
Geographic Keywords
Hawaii (State / Territory)
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O'ahu Island
Spatial Coverage
min long: -158.365; min lat: 21.172 ; max long: -157.558; max lat: 21.795 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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