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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete schist knife. Surface is bruised on both surfaces, with flaking. Cutting edge is blunt with grounding on both sides. Haft end is flat. Reduction and use wear on one lateral margin, which may indicate dual purpose tool.
Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.
Broken slate knife, proximal end remaining. One portion of edge is blunt and has a slight bevel on both surfaces. Surface is ground on both sides. Haft end is flat. Broken in four pieces and glued back together.
Mostly complete slate knife, with chip missing. Cutting edge is sharp. Both surfaces are ground and slightly bruised.
Complete slate knife. Surface is both ground and bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Haft end is flat.
Broken slate knife, half blade remaining. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Haft end is flat
Complete silcrete blade that is black and mid brown in colour. It has flaking on the proper left side of the ventral surface as well as on the proximal portion of the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right side of the ventral surface and on the proper left side of the dorsal surface.
Complete, silcrete blade that is mid brown and dark brown in colour. There is some flaking near the striking platform on the dorsal side. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right side of the dorsal surface and the proper left side of the ventral surface.
Silcrete core, light grey and mid grey in colour. There is no cortex present
Complete silcrete blade. There is unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface.
Silcrete core, mid brown and light brown in colour. No cortex present
Silcrete core, mid grey and light grey in colour. No cortex present
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. There are deep grooves on one side of the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouch on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. There is bifacial retouch on both long lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouching present on the dorsal surface along both lateral margins
Complete silcrete blade. There is bifacial retouch on the proper right lateral margin.
Silcrete core, mid grey, light grey, dark grey and pink in colour. Cortex present on one face.
Silcrete flake. There is bifacial retouch along both long lateral margins, and unifacial at both short lateral margins. There are marker dots on both surfaces.
Broken silcrete blade with proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Unifacial reworking present on the ventral surface along both lateral margins.