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County: Hawaii
Site_Name: Refuge Cave
Island: Hawaii
Traditional_District: Kona
District: Ha-N.Kona
Ahupuaa: Keopu 2 and 3, N. Kona
Site_Function: I-Burial D-Rockshel/lavatube Open terr/platfrm
Complex: No
Tax_Map_Key: 7-5-03:3
State_Site_Number: 50-10-28-5060
BM_site_number: 50-Ha-D08-033
Project_Number: 256 359
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Surveyor: Schilt/Han
Survey_Type: Recon. survey
Survey_Date: 00JUL1982 03FEB1986
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SiteType: Refuge Cave. Lava tube running mauka-makai through ROW. Two roughly circular entrances were located (c. 3.4 and 2.0m in diameter, respectively). Site contains remains of five burials. Interior features include walls, platform, stacked rock alignments and pahoehoe slab alignment. Tube extends out of ROW. See Project 359. EXCAVATION. ARTIFACTS. DATING, HHD-659 THRO 691, 702, 703, AND HRC-391,412,512,564,565,580, 581, 582
Bibliography: R.Schilt, 1981, Arch. Survey/Testing of Kuakini Highway Corridor. DOT project 256 Ms 040386, T.Han, 1986, Arch. Recon. Survey of Portion of Parcel 16, Keopu, Kona, Hawaii Photos: B/W, HA(a) 407,408,409,410,416,417,418,428,438,439, 440,441,442