PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS AT KEOKEA AHUPUA'A, KULA DISTRICT, MAUI

Six soil samples were submitted from stratigraphic sediments at Site 2033- Tl (Keokea-ahupua'a). This land division is located in upcountry Maui. Sediment samples were collected from stratigraphic sediments alongside a previously excavated unit that yielded bones of eight or nine extinct birds. Analysis of these samples for phytoliths was undertaken to identify vegetation represented in these sediments. The elevation at this site was 2520 feet amsl. Vegetation included primarily grasses (Poaceae), lantana (Lantana), Christmasberry (Schinus), and black wattle (Acacia).