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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Dark grey in colour.
complete silcrete blade. White in colour.
Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Dark red in colour.
Complete adze. Black adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground on back and bruised on front. Major differentiation between butt and blade; proper left side is reduced by a large flake. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking. "Papanui Inlet" inscription
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Weathering on proper left lateral margin and ventral side of distal end. Flake scars along medial dorsal ridge. Unifacial retouch on proper left and proper right margin, also at distal end.
Almost complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Mid grey and light pink in colour. Flake scars on distal end of proper right lateral margin
Complete rock drill point that is white and mid grey in colour. There is an inclusion at the distal end. There are flake scars near the distal end on both surfaces.
Complete silcrete drill point that is mid brown and black in colour. There are flake scars across all surfaces.
Complete silcrete drill point that is light grey and dark grey in colour. There is flaking on the dorsal surface near the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface.
Silcrete drill point. Light brown, mid grey, and dark grey in colour. Weathering on most surfaces.
Silcrete drill point. White with light brown spots. Flake scars and retouching across surface, coming to a point at the distal end.
Silcrete drill point. White, light brown, and black in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Weathering on all surfaces. Some retouch present
Silcrete drill point. Dark grey in colour.
Silcrete drill point. Mid red, black, cream, and mid yellow in colour. Cortex present. Flake scars on both surfaces. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present.
Silcrete drill point. Mid brown and black in colour. Weathering on dorsal surface. Retouch present bilaterally on dorsal surfaces
Silcrete drill point. Cream and black in colour. Flake scars on most surfaces. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch on bilateral margins
Argillite drill point. Mid brown in colour. Flake scars on ventral surface. Retouch present on left lateral margin on ventral surface
Silcrete drill point. Cream in colour. Flake scars present. Some weathering. Retouch present
Argillite drill point. Mid grey, mid yellow, mid red, and black. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present on dorsal surface
Silcrete drill point. Mid brown and mid red in colour. Flake scars on both surfaces. Weathering on dorsal surface. Retouch present on lateral margins of dorsal surface.