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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey in colour. Cortex is located on the distal end of the ventral dorsal surface. Bifacial reworking is present on the proper right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Unifacial retouching on the dorsal surface of the proper right lateral margin, and on the ventral surface of the proper left lateral margin
Silcrete drill point. Light grey with mid-grey bands.
Silcrete drill point. Mid brown, mid yellow, light red, and black. Flake scars. Light weathering.
Silcrete drill point. Cream and dark brown in colour. Weathering on all surfaces.
Schist file, broken at the proximal end. Dark grey and silver in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular with rounded corners. Reduced on one side at the distal end and a rounded distal edge.
Antiquities
Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded and bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.
Mostly complete slate knife; reduced and flaked on both lateral margins, one lateral margin possibly missing. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground on both sides and bruised near haft on one side. Slight bevel is present at cutting edge and haft is flaked.
Fragment of schist knife, some of one lateral margin present. Surface is ground, bruising is present in the centre of both sides. Outer edge is flaked, no cutting edge or haft present.
Broken schist knife, portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is chipped and flaked, usewear present. Surface is bruised and flaked, especially at proximal edge. Bevel is present at cutting edge.
Broken schist knife, haft remaining. Cutting edge is not present. Surface is ground at distal end and bruised and flaked at proximal end. Usewear is present on lateral margins and one side.
Broken slate knife, cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped at distal end and blunt at remaining lateral margin. Surface is ground, slight bevel is present.
Broken slate knife, portion of haft and one lateral margin remaining. Outer surface is ground on one side and bruised on other side. Significant flaking is present around outer edge
Broken slate knife, cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground, bevel is present at cutting edge. Evidence of usewear is present
Broken slate knife, portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is blunt. Surface is ground.
Broken slate knife, small portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is bruised. Bevel is present at cutting edge.
Complete slate knife. Cutting edge is blunt. Surface is ground on one side and bruised on the other. Usewear is present on cutting edge, flaking present at haft edge.
Schist file. Mid grey and silver in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. One side edge is curved, flaring out in the centre with a notch. The other side edge is straight. Proximal end is squared off, tapered to a dull point at the distal end.
Silcrete core mid grey colour. Unifacial retouch around edges.