THE "PĀNĀNĀ" OR 'SIGHTING WALL' AT HANAMAULOA, KAHIKINUI, MAUI: ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF A POSSIBLE NAVIGATIONAL MONUMENT

A unique stone monument consisting of a notched, linear wall and associated features, situated at Hanamauloa in Kahikinui District, Maui Island, is interpreted as a probable pre-contact navigational structure. Ethnographic testimony refers to the structure as a pānānā or 'sighting wall'. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of the Polynesian Society. - Polynesian Society. - 122(2013), 1, Seite 45-68
1. Verfasser: KIRCH, PATRICK V. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: RUGGLES, CLIVE, SHARP, WARREN D.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Journal of the Polynesian Society
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Social sciences Physical sciences Linguistics Biological sciences