UH Maui College and New York University Archaeology Field School

06/12/2013

Working on several sites over the past few weeks including Ka`ehu, Lo`iloa, and Waihe`e. A very productive field season!

05/29/2013

Mapping at Ka`ehu this morning!

05/24/2013

Taking students. volunteers and visiting faculty to Pilale Bay and the Halehaku heiau tomorrow. Should be good fun

05/11/2013

Field school start date is fast approaching!

04/24/2013

A new bill is making its way through the Hawaii Legislature that would allow for development to begin on certain projects, prior to an archaeological inventory survey.

04/20/2013

Still have room in the summer program. ANTH 281 may 20th to June 14th. Four (4) transferable University credits. Join us this summer and have a great time while you learn valuable survey skills.

04/20/2013

03/23/2013

todayʻs kuleana took us to the heart of Maui.

03/23/2013

The UH-MC/NYU Field School is moving to Ka`ehu in Paukukalo for the Summer of 2013.

The area known as Ka`ehu (`ehu = spray, foam or mist) lies just below two important cultural features on the landscape - Haleki`i and Pihana heiau on the Island of Maui Lying on lithified sand dune to the west of the `Iao stream, these two heiau luakini (temples to the War God Ku) have important links to famous personages. Situated immediately above Ka`ehu, this area was the home to the important chiefs and chiefess of Maui for centuries. Now a 10-acre park the Halekiʻi-Pihana heiau complex overlooks the fertile expanse of Nā Wai ʻEhā ('Four Waters') region irrigated by the Wailuku, Waikapu, Waiheʻe and Waiehu streams. In pre-contact Hawai`i water equaled wealth so it is not surprising the royalty of Maui chose this fecund, verdant landscape for their home.

FIELD SCHOOL ACTIVITES: PHASE I – INITIAL SURVEY
Students will: conduct a comprehensive pedestrian survey to identify cultural features such as ancient lokoi`a (fishponds) and lo`i kalo (taro patches); create a detailed base map using GPS, GIS and other mapping equipment; import modern and historic maps into a GIS database; help oversee and monitor the removal of invasive species in culturally sensitive areas of the site; map in new cultural features as they are uncovered; and work with native Hawaiian lineal descendants, cultural practitioners and other experts to identify archaeological features for future restoration.

01/29/2013

The History Channel is interested in the large, green gold obsidian spear point found by my friends in Haleakala Crater four years ago. Peter Mills sources it to Pachuca - the famous obsidian mine of the Olmec

01/29/2013

The 2013 field school is up and running at a post-contact site containing a plethora of plantation era features in Manawai`io Gulch above Pe`ahi.