ANCIENT CHAMORUS

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Talayas, or fishing nets were used to catch fish for eating.

The lusong or mortar and pestle was carved out of limestone. It was used to grind medicine.

They carved sling-stones <br/>from limestone.

The ancient Chamorus lived by the ocean.<br/>They used their canoes, the sakman for traveling to different islands and for fishing.&nbsp;

A higam with an adze attached was used for carving canoes out of breadfruit trees.

To this day, when walking along the beach, sometimes one might find some pottery pieces, a sling stone, or maybe even an adze.&nbsp;

Sling-stones were used for hunting and territorial conflicts.

An adze made out of clam shell was a tool used to carve jewelry and vessels out of wood.