Archaeological Research Facility

Three specific objectives were outlined in our Scope of Work: (1) A reconnaissance survey of several selected environmental zones within the Park (e.g., the wet valleys, the colluvial and talus slopes inland of the peninsula, and the peninsula itself), in order to gain an overview of the kinds and distributions of major archaeological features. (2) Detailed plane table mapping and architectural recording of selected sites, including several known, but currently un-documented heiau and associated features. (3) Cleaning and re-recording of the test excavations conducted by Richard Pearson in 1966-67 in the Kaupikiawa lava tube complex in Kalawao (Site 312), which had produced an early 14C age determination.