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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Whakarite kai
Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.
Taoka Māori
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.
Complete silcrete blade. Weathering on the distal end. There is bifacial retouch on both lateral margins and unifacial retouch on the distal edge on the ventral surface.
Complete silcrete blade. There is bifacial retouch on both lateral margins. The distal edge is weathered.
Complete silcrete blade, large. There is weathering on the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the ventral surface.
Complete silcrete flake, large. There is weathering on the proximal end of the proper right lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Bifacial retouch on left lateral margin, dorsal surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There are some flakes near the termination. Marks have been made on the termination where it is assumed the blank would have been further worked to create a sharper point. There is some unifacial retouching on the proper left side of the dorsal surface.
A complete mid grey silcrete stone tool. Cortex on the left lateral margin.