Archaeology Field School Location and Dates
Application Deadline
2010-04-01
Start Date
2010-05-17
End Date
2010-06-18
Multiple Sessions
Yes
Multiple Session information
May 17 - June 18
July 11 - August 13
Archaeology Field School Location
505 Front Street
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 96761
Archaeology Field School Tuition and Credits
Sponsoring College/Institution
Academic Credit
six
Archaeology Field School Tuition
$2958
Archaeology Field School Room and Board
All included
Archaeology Field School Travel
Airfare not included
Additional Information on Tution/Room and Board/Travel Costs
NA
Archaeology Field School Description
The scared and political center of Moku`ula is the most important site on Maui - and arguably in all of Hawaii. A man-made island, Moku`ula sits in the center of what was once a 17+ acre wetland known as Loko Mokuhinia.
Home to Maui royalty for over 400 years, the site was usurped by Hawaii Island chief, Kamehameha the Great after his successful campaign to unite the Hawaiian Islands. The site is also home to the Akua Mo`o, Kihawahine. Half-woman, half-dragon, Kihawahine lives in a grotto beneath Moku`ula. One of the most powerful deities in the Hawaiian pantheon, Kihawahine is associated with fresh water springs.
Moku`ula was revamped in the mid-19th century to accommodate Kamehameha III and his retinue. After it was abandoned in 1890 the sugar plantation filled the site in 1914.
Preliminary excavations conducted by Bishop Museum in 1993 indicated that much of the island lies intact beneath the layers of fill.
Our data recovery efforts will go towards informing the eventual restoration of this important site
Archaeology Field School Additional Information
Archaeology Field School Type
pre-and post-contact site
Time Period
700 AD - 1890
Field School Setting/Conditions
150 yards from the beach, the site now lies beneath a baseball field
How is the project area accessed each day
Drive up
What is the daily schedule for the field school
Monday through Friday, 7:30 - 3:30
Number of years this Archaeology Field School has been in operation
one
Is there a professional certification for this field school
NA
Directors and Instructors
Janet Six, UH Maui
Pamela Crabtree, NYU
Specialized skills you will have the opportunity to learn
Mapping with an EDM
Flotation
Curration of water logged materials
Faunal analysis
Excavation
Ethnography
On rain days will there be lab work?
It never rains in Lahaina - especially in the summer (Lahaina means merciless or cruel sun)
Will there be additional organized activities?
Yes, weekend field trips to important cultural sites on Maui such as Hale o Pililani (the largest temple complex in all of Polynesia and a sister site to Moku`ula) in Hana
Will there be additional organized activities?
Yes, lineal descendants of Moku`ula will come and share their manao (thoughts) with the class
Is travel restriced during free time?
No - Maui is very safe
Archaeology Field School Contact Information and Website
Field School Website:
http://www.mokuula.com
Field School Contact Information
Be sure to let them know you heard about their program on ShovelBums!
Janet Six
University of Hawaii Maui College
Box #41
310 Kaahumanu Ave.
Kahului, HI 96732
Field School Contact E-mail:
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Field School Contact Website:
http://www.maui.hawaii.edu
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