Archaeology

Broken awl, manufactured from hollow bone, shaft and proximal end remaining. Tip is broken off distal end. Epiphysis on proximal end. Large circular sticker partially attached on surface.

Complete awl, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end is sharp and fine. Partial epiphysis at proximal end.

Broken awl, proximal end remaining. Epiphysis remaining on the proximal end.

Complete awl, partial epiphysis on the proximal end.

Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with heavy flaking on back and bruising around butt. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been heavily reduced and shoulders have been raised. Bevel is demarcated by two straight lines meeting in an apex in the centre of the blade. Cutting edge is straight with slight rounding, sharp and has minor chipping. GLAM ADZE

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade, The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, slightly curved and heavily chipped.

Complete adze Asymmetrical Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge, which is sharp, straight and slightly curved.

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising, mostly around the sides. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green, light green, silver. Cross-section is asymmetrical, due to unbroken section of pounamu worked through with sawing marks hanging off proper left side. Surface is mostly ground, with bruising on proper right front. Sawing marks down front and back towards proper left. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is blunt and curved, chipped. "Little Papanui" written on front.

Complete adze. Rectangular Ground with bruising around butt. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a strong horizontal line crossing blade. Cutting edge is blunt, angled, slightly rounded and smooth,

Incomplete, broken adze. Oval cross-section The surface is bruised and flaked, with a small ground portion. It is unclear which end of an adze this piece is. One surface, either the front or back is ground. There are some rounded edges.

Incomplete, broken adze. Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground on the front. The back is flaked and the proper left side is bruised. It is unclear which end of an adze this piece is. The sides are straight. The front of the blade is slightly curved.