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built up along the front and earth and rock had been filled in behind. 
[Necker Island discovered November k, 1786 }. French Frigate Shoals later in 
Nov. 1786 .] 
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Among the first finds were a human femur and two tibiae in good state of preservation. 
An end of one of the bones was charred by fire, perhaps significant of a meal 
of "long pig". A fire place had been made against a large upright stove below 
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which were bits of charcoal and considerable ash cemented into a firm mass. At depths 
from one to two feet we found parts of three or four broken stone bowls and by 
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sifting discovered three of the curious grooved Stones said to have been used in 
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catching squid, two of them 3 to 4 inches long and two inches wide and one only 
a little more than half as large. Also some little adzes sharp at either end, 
smooth and polished and some large flattened stones with polished surface. Scattered 
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through here were many water worn pebbles two to four inches in diameter. 
Also found quantities of sharp edged rock slivers probably used in making brine 
fish hooks. 
July 1—The Kaula on the chart is marked as 9^0 feet high. I was astonished to 
find it a rounded mass rising somewhat lees than 500 feet aobve the sea, a visitable 
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turtle shell of volcanic with its rounded summit and high sides. The island was 
steeply precipitous for three-fourths of its circumference the cliffs rising almost 
sheer for 200 to 500 feet with nothing more than shelves barely above water level 
at the base. On the east southeast there was a slight indentation that formed a bsay 
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jwith precipitous walls, not quite so high as elsewhere. From close examination I 
was convinced that the summit could be scaled at the southern extremity of this bay 
where the cliffs were not more than 100 feet high and their front was 
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