Abrader Quarries
Abrader Form and Function
What do Hawaiian basalt abraders look like, and what tasks might they have performed?
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Surface Find of a Basalt Abrader at Kahuku
Basalt Abrader at Puʻuanahulu
Woodworking Projects Requiring Abraders
Canoe Hulls were Smoothed with Abraders
Hawaiʻi Island Abrader Quarries
Where are the abrader quarries on Hawai`i Island? What does the quarry environment look like?
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Locations of Two Abrader Quarries
Large Ahupuaʻa of Kahuku, Kaʻū
Kahuku Geology
Kahuku Abrader Quarry Looking Inland
The Kahuku Abrader Quarry is Vast
The Land of Puʻuanahulu, North Kona
Puʻuanahulu Geology
Aerial View of Coastal Puʻuanahulu
King’s Trail at Puʻuanahulu
Pāhoehoe Patch at Puʻuanahulu
Quarry Features at Kahuku
What kinds of features identify the site in Kahuku as a quarry?
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Quarrying and Shaping
Waterworn Bashing Boulder
Another Waterworn Bashing Boulder
Quarrying and Shaping
Quarrying and Shaping
Aerial View of Abrader Shaping Workshop
Deep Abrader Shaping Basin
Abrader Shaping Grooves
Abrader Grinding Set
Petroglyphs and Abrader Shaping Basins
Petroglyphs and Abrader Shaping Basins
Quarry Features at Puʻuanahulu
What kinds of features identify the site in Puʻuanahulu as a quarry?
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Discarded Abraders at Puʻuanahulu
Close-up of Discarded Abrader
Recording the Quarry
Close-up of Small Abrader Shaping Basin
Recording Near the Resort
Petroglyphs and Abrader Shaping Basins
Why Are Quarries Large?
Why might the quarries have been so large?
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Canoes in Old Hawai`i
Inter-island Communication and Transport
Quiz
Check it out!
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