Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Incomplete curved fishhook point. Fishhook appears more wavy/ridge like than flat or rounded. No notches or barbs present.
Incomplete curved fishhook point. Fishhook appears to have serrations at the internal point portion (however this could just be damage). Base portion looks very rough and has broken away from the hook.
Incomplete curved fishhook point fragment with point end missing. Fishhook appears quite rough.
Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Onepoto" inscription.
Complete adze. Green stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Front and back are slightly reduced around the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Onepoto" inscription.
Broken porcellanite blade, distal portion remaining. Cortex located at the distal end in the dorsal surface. White and light brown in colour.
Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Light grey in colour.
Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground and flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface with an indentation in the centre. Cutting edge is sharp and flaked. "Onepoto" inscription.
Complete adze. Brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and triangular on the butt. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides of the butt are reduced to form a ridge. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. "Onepoto" inscription.
Piece of hollow bone. One end is broken, with a ridge running along one side edge about halfway down the shaft. The other end is split and worked to a point, the tip of which has broken off.
Piece of hollow bone, broken at one end. The other end is split and worked to a flattened point. The surface around the point has polishing marks evident.
Piece of hollow bone, broken and split at each end. One end has been worked to flattened point. The surface around the point has polishing marks evident.
Fragment of broken and split bone, worked to a very sharp point at one end.
Piece of hollow, straight bone. Broken at one end and filed to a sharp point at the other end.
Complete straight fishhook point. Notches on external side of base, no barb.
Broken one-piece fishhook, shank remaining. Knobs at head of shank.
Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining, broken at base.
Broken curved fishhook point, lower remaining, broken at tip. Notches on external side of base.
Broken bird spear point, small part of tip not present. Four barbs. Notches at base.
Straight piece of worked bone, broken at one end and coming to a point at the other end. Possibly a pendant.