Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH 226

Course Level

Course Description

This course will include readings on Hawaiian archaeology to be completed before traveling to Hawaiʻi. The entirety of the course will take place the Hawaiian Islands, and the majority of it will involve field research in a remote field site- Miloliʻi Valley, on the island of Kauaʻi (Hawaiian Islands). Students will participate in two ten-day field projects, focusing on mapping, describing, and excavation of pre-contact and post-contact Hawaiian residential sites and agricultural sites. After each ten-day field stay we will return to the main town of Lihue where we will 1) complete lab work based on our site excavations, 2) visit other pre-contact and post-contact Hawaiian cultural heritage sites with native Hawaiian practitioners and island specialists and, 3) complete community based projects in collaboration with native Hawaiian community leaders. Native Hawaiian cultural specialists and members of the Na Pali Coast Ohana, a local stewardship group, will take part in all parts of the project, including the two ten-day field projects, the lab analysis, the field trips, and community outreach projects.

Syllabus Available

No

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 2: Responsibility for the conservation of the historic environment
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch

Keywords & Terms

• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Conservation
• Consultation/Partnership with Affected Groups
• Consultation/Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
• Continuity of Records
• Culturally Significant and/or Sacred Sites, Objects, and Places
• General Archaeological Ethics
• Impact on Communities - Local, Descendant, etc.
• Indigenous, Tribal, Aboriginal Rights
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Management of Cultural Resources, Heritage, History
• Professional Relationships and Communication
• Professional Standards
• Public Interest, Collaboration, Education, and Outreach
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
• Standards of Training and Student/Teacher Responsibilities
• Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Education
• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Collaboration in Archaeology (i.e. Communities, Non-Archaeologists, etc.)
• Community Archaeology and Participatory Research
• Descendant, Resident, and Stakeholder Communities
• Heritage Management
• Historic/Cultural Resource/Site Preservation
• Historical Archaeology
• Indigenous Archaeology: Perspectives and Issues
• Interdisciplinary Research
• Professional Development
• Professionalism and Professional Standards
• Public Archaeology
• Public Engagement, Outreach, and Education
• Universities, Academia, and Student Training
• Working with Student Volunteers and the Public