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Underwater Archaeology, Hawaiian Style

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International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology

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It would be hard to imagine a spot on the globe more intimately involved with maritime history and associated technologies than the islands of Hawaii. From their original discovery and settlement by voyaging Polynesians, their importance in the sandalwood and whaling trades, and the more recent remains left behind by World War II in the Pacific, the Hawaiian Island chain has accumulated a material record of at least 1500 years of maritime activity. Of course, much has decayed, turned into reef through biological processes, floated away, or otherwise smashed against solid rock cliffs and broken into unrecognizable pieces. What remains of the submerged material record testifies to Hawaii’s uniquely diverse maritime traditions. The investigation of this record is relatively new but, most assuredly, there is more than just surfing in the islands of Hawaii.

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    Hans Van Tilburg

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Van Tilburg, H. (2002). Underwater Archaeology, Hawaiian Style. In: Ruppé, C.V., Barstad, J.F. (eds) International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology. The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0535-8_16

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