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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Broken chisel, medial portion remaining. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, sawing mark on proper left side. Bevel continuous with blade.
Broken bone comb, most of head and two teeth remaining. Two other teeth are broken at the head. Surface is polished smooth, with polishing marks evident.
Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove
Complete straight fishhook point with large notch and serrations on one side, and small barb on the other side.
Broken bone point, sharpened distal end remaining. Tip reduced to a short and fine point.
Complete curved fishhook point.
Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with flaking on front Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and flaked
Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised with some grounding on the back near the cutting edge Butt is not present Only part of the bevel remains, demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present.
Complete, silcrete blade that is light grey and light brown in colour. It has flaking across the surface of the dorsal surface and flaking across the ventral surface. There is bifacial retouching on the proper right side and unifacial retouching on the ventral margin on the proper left side.
Broken, silcrete blade with the distal portion remaining. It is mid grey and mid brown in colour. There is minor unifacial retouching on the proper left side of the ventral surface.
Complete, silcrete blade that is dark orange and mid grey in colour. It has cortex at the distal end and on the proper left side of the dorsal surface.
Complete gouge, manufactured from hollow bone.
Complete, silcrete blade that is dark brown and mid orange in colour. It has cortex at the distal end and on the proper left side of the dorsal surface. It has flaking on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. It has bifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin and unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the dorsal surface.
Broken bone point, sharpened distal end remaining. Broken at the proximal end and manufactured from hollow bone.
Mostly complete threader. Fragment missing from the proximal end. Small cracks at the proximal end.
Mostly complete threader, tip of distal end broken.
Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and external notches on the base.
Incomplete curved shank fragment with base missing. Knob present at head portion.
Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is ground with some bruised discoloration throughout Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a triangular line. Sides are tapered towards the cutting edge. Cutting edge is straight and flaked
Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with bruising around the butt Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, sides are slightly reduced and tapered towards the poll Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.