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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Mahi whakairo
Broken stone chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is triangular with apex to the front, creating a chin. The surface is ground, with flaking on the back, front and cutting edge. The bevel and cutting edge are flaked off.
Taoka Māori
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Mid yellow and light yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Complete silcrete blade. Mid red and mid grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal margin.
Silcrete flake. Light grey and light yellow in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral surface.
Rock blade, split on the right margin of the dorsal surface. Dark grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey and mid grey in colour.
Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on the left margin of the dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. White in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the right lateral margin.
Silcrete blade, split on the left margin of the dorsal surface at the proximal end. Light brown in colour.
Complete rock blade. Dark grey in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Mid yellow and dark red in colour. Cortex on the right margin of the dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on the termination point.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White and mid red in colour. Bifacial retouch on the right lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark brown in colour.
Silcrete flake. White and light grey in colour. Cortex present one lateral margin.
Complete silcrete blade. Mid brown and light brown in colour.
Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination point not present. Mid grey and light red in colour. Cortex on the surface of the left lateral margin.
Silcrete blade split on both lateral margins. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins.