학술논문

Dryland agricultural expansion and intensification in Kohala, Hawai'i island
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Antiquity. Dec, 1996, Vol. 70 Issue 270, p861, 20 p. table
Subject
Hawaii
Language
ISSN
0003-598X
Abstract
Dryland agricultural field systems were an important part of the late prehistoric subsistence economy of the Hawaiian archipelago. A study is conducted to test the hypotheses that the dryland field system in the Kohala island has spread to its maximum extent and has reached its limits of intensification. A geographic information system is used to investigate the spatial impact of environmental factors on agricultural development.
Throughout the Hawaiian archipelago, dryland agricultural field systems constituted a significant component of the late prehistoric subsistence economy. Of the various dryland systems, the leeward or west side of the [...]