Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Taoka Māori
Broken threader, sharp distal end remaining.
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Complete silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid orange in colour. It has a large flake taken from the proximal portion of the dorsal surface and another flake on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. There is minor unifacial retouching on the proper left side of the ventral surface.
Broken, silcrete blade with the proximal portion present that is mid brown and mid grey in colour. It is split with the proper right lateral margin remaining.
Broken, silcrete blade with the distal portion remaining. It is mid orange and mid brown in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left side of the dorsal surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid grey in colour. It has retouching on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface. It has some flaking on the dorsal surface near the striking platform.
Complete, silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid yellow in colour. It has flaking near the termination on the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade with the distal portion missing, that is mid grey and mid orange in colour. It has flaking on the dorsal surface and on the proper left side of the ventral surface.
Complete straight fishhook point with 2 large notches at base. Barb at internal portion possibly broken off.
Broken, silcrete blade with the proximal portion remaining. It is mid orange and mid grey in colour. It has flaking on the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouching on both of the dorsal lateral margins
Broken chisel, butt remaining. Cross-section is roughly lozenge shaped. Both sides and width taper at the butt. Sawing marks on both sides.
Complete fish gorge.
Worked seal rib, broken at each end.
Complete bird spear point. Three barbs.
Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Has previously been broken at mid-shaft and glued back together. Four barbs. Cut marks at base.
Complete needle. Distal end is sharp. There is a sawn, long eye at the proximal end, which is also pointed.
Complete fishhook point, slightly curved and barbed with notches at base.
Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is trapezoidal. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.
Broken bone point or shellfish picker. There are cracks on either side.
Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.