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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and light brown in colour. There is minor retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface. There is a section of the cortex present on the proper left lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion present. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left and right lateral margins of the dorsal surface. There are minor flake scars on the dorsal and ventral surfaces.
Complete silcrete blade. Cream and light orange in colour. There is a large flake scar on the dorsal surface, longitudinal ridge not present. There is weathering on the distal dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins and the termination.
Silcrete tool. Dark grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on dorsal surface, creating a rounded serrated edge.
Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion present. It is dark grey and mid grey in colour. There is some flaking on the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin on the ventral surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and dark grey in colour. There is a significant flake scar near the distal end of the dorsal surface and smaller flake scars near the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the dorsal surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex present near the distal end. There are flake scars near the proximal end of the dorsal surface. There is bifacial flaking on both lateral margins.
Silcrete flake that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is bifacial retouching on two lateral margins.
Silcrete flake that is light brown. There is a crack running across the surfaces that has been glued back together.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.
Silcrete flake. Mid brown in colour. Unifacial retouching on one lateral margin.
Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion remaining, split on the right lateral margin. Light yellow and white in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion remaining. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Cream in colour. Unifacial retouching on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Antiquities
Broken or unfinished soapstone pendant, broken at the proximal end. Human leg form. Light brown and mid-brown. Buttocks, knee, and foot indicated by projections and corresponding indentations on side edges.
Complete silcrete drill point. Dark brown and mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Complete silcrete drill point. Dark brown and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.