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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Complete silcrete blade that is dark grey and dark red in colour. There is flaking across both surface and a very pronounced longitudinal ridge.
Broken silcrete blade that has the medial portion remaining. It is light grey and dark grey in colour. There is flaking across both surface with significant flake scars on the dorsal surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and light brown in colour. There is significant flaking across the dorsal surface. There is retouching on both lateral margins of the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade that has the medial portion remaining. It is light grey and light brown in colour. There is significant unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface and on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade that has the terminal portion present. It is light grey and black in colour. There is flaking across the dorsal surface and unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade that has the terminal portion present. It is mid orange and black in colour. There is flaking across both surfaces.
Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and dark grey in colour. There is a lot of flaking on the dorsal surface and a few small flake scars on the ventral surface. There is a section of the cortex present on the proximal end.
Broken silcrete blade that has the terminal end remaining. It is light grey and mid orange in colour. There is some flaking across the ventral surface and unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade that has the terminal portion present. It is dark grey and light grey in colour. There is flaking across both surfaces and unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion present. It is dark grey and mid grey in colour. There is some flaking on the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on the left lateral margin and distal end.
Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining. White and light red. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins and distal end. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with proximal portion remaining. Mid brown and light brown. One flake scar present on dorsal surface. Retouch on the left lateral margin and proximal end. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey/white. One flake scar present on dorsal surface. Retouch on the left lateral margin, dorsal surface and proximal end. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Mid grey, light grey and white. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on the left lateral margin. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining. Light grey and mid grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch present on the left lateral margin and distal end. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining. Light grey and white. Flake scars present on dorsal surface and ventral surface at the distal end. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete flake with distal portion remaining. Light grey and white. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on left lateral margin. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining, Mid grey and dark grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins. Inclusions of another stone material with the silcrete?