Back to the future in the caves of Kauaʻi : a scientist's adventures in the dark /

Back to the future in the caves of Kauaʻi : a scientist's adventures in the dark /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Burney, David A., 1950-
Imprint:	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Description:	xv, 198 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Burney, David A., -- 1950- -- Travel -- Hawaii -- Kauai. Burney, David A., -- 1950- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Hawaii -- Kauai. Caves -- Hawaii -- Kauai. Paleoecology -- Hawaii -- Kauai. Prehistoric peoples -- Hawaii -- Kauai. Human ecology -- Hawaii -- Kauai -- History. Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Hawaii -- Kauai -- History. Time -- Philosophy. Antiquities. Caves. Ecology. Excavations (Archaeology) Human ecology. Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Paleoecology. Prehistoric peoples. Time -- Philosophy. Travel. Kauai (Hawaii) -- Antiquities. Kauai (Hawaii) -- Environmental conditions. Hawaii -- Kauai. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8047823

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9780300150940 (alk. paper) 0300150946 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Time's Most Important Moment
2. Proverbial Tracks
3. Constructing a "Poor Man's Time Machine"
4. Owl Omens
5. Opening Ancient Doors
6. Characters and a Stage, but No Script
7. Fishponds
8. A Snails' Tale
9. Mauka Marshes
10. So What Happened, Anyway?
11. Greetings from Old Kaua'i
12. Irrigating the Future
13. The Tour
14. Right Here, Right Now
15. Finding a Future in the Past
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index