Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Broken porcellanite blade with the proximal end remaining. One flake scar at the distal end of the remaining blade. Minor unifacial retouching on one lateral margin of the dorsal surface. Light grey and light purple in colour.
Mostly complete porcellanite blade, termination not present. Dark brown in colour. Bifacial retouch present on one the proper left lateral margin.
Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion remaining. Dark brown in colour. Bifacial retouching present on both lateral margins.
Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion remaining. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch present on both lateral margins.
Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion remaining. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Weathering present on upper proper right lateral margin of dorsal side, and upper proper left lateral margin of ventral side.
Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion remaining. Dark brown in colour. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin. Unifacial retouch present on other lateral margin on dorsal side.
Dark brown and mid orange porcellanite flake. Weathering present on distal end. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin. Unifacial retouch present on other lateral margin.
Mostly complete porcellanite blade, termination not present. Dark brown in colour. Bruising present on proximal end.
Complete porcellanite blade. Dark brown in colour. Weathering on the dorsal surface at the distal end.
Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion still remains. There is a large chip at the proximal end of the object. There is bifacial retouching. Black in colour.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark brown in colour. There is a lot of chipping towards the proximal end of the blade. Medial side has slight unifacial retouch.
Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on the the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on the distal edge and unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.
Dark red porcellanite flake. Cortex on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on lateral margins and at proximal edge with bifacial retouch on the distal edge.
Taoka Māori
Broken porcellanite blade, unknown portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Flake scars present across both surfaces. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins of one side.
Broken porcellanite blade, distal portion remaining. Light purple and dark orange in colour. Flake scars and weathering on the dorsal surface.
Porcellanite flake. Black in colour. Cortex on dorsal surface.
Oval porcellanite flake. Rippling across both surfaces. Proximal and dorsal ends unclear. Retouching along the proximal lateral margin (based on orientation of accession number).
Teardrop shaped porcellanite flake. Retouching on both lateral margins. Has a longitudinal ridge on the dorsal side.
Triangular porcellanite flake. Retouching along both lateral margin. Dorsal surface has a longitudinal ridge.
Triangular porcellanite flake. Retouching along both lateral margins.