Cultivating an Ecological and Social Balance: Elite Demands and Commoner Knowledge in Ancient Ma‘ohi Agriculture, Society Islands

American Anthropologist - Tập 113 Số 2 - Trang 319-335 - 2011
Dana Lepofsky1,2, Jennifer G. Kahn3,4
1Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
2[email protected]://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/faculty/lepofsky/index.html
3Department of Anthropology, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI 96817-2704
4[email protected]://www.bishopmuseum.org/research/cultstud/staff/kahn.html

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ABSTRACT  Anthropological views of past human–environmental interactions are influenced by the data sets used and the subjects of study. In this article, we seek a balanced view of ancient human–environmental interactions in the Society Islands. We explore the social and ecological contexts of agricultural production by incorporating archaeological and ethnographic data as well as the motivations and actions of Ma‘ohi elites and commoners. Both elites and commoners contributed to long‐term agricultural productivity. The elite did so through periodic restrictions on harvesting; the farmers contributed ecological knowledge acquired through generations of on‐the‐ground experience. Our fine‐scale examination of the archaeological remains of three agricultural systems in the ‘Opunohu Valley indicates that the roles of elite and commoner played out differently depending on their social‐spatial proximity. By refocusing our analyses on all players in the production system, a more nuanced understanding of the range of ancient environmental and social interactions emerges.

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