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Stone tools recovered from Bishop Museum Sites 50-Oa-G5-97 and G5-152 in upland Kane`ohe, O`ahu, have produced the first animal and plant residue identifications reported for sites in the Hawaiian Islands. After microscopic inspection for signs of edge wear, 20 tools were analyzed through cross-over electrophoresis
five tested positive against anti-dog, anti-pig, and anti-fern sera. Historical information concerning pre-Contact (pre-A.D. 1778) Hawaiian uses of dog, pig, and fern is summarized, and the technique and current results are evaluated in terms of the information they promise concerning artifact and site function, dating, intersite networks, and sociopolitical developments.
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