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Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Silcrete tool. Dark grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on dorsal surface, creating a rounded serrated edge.
Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion present. It is dark grey and mid grey in colour. There is some flaking on the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin on the ventral surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and dark grey in colour. There is a significant flake scar near the distal end of the dorsal surface and smaller flake scars near the proximal end. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the dorsal surface.
Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex present near the distal end. There are flake scars near the proximal end of the dorsal surface. There is bifacial flaking on both lateral margins.
Silcrete flake that is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is bifacial retouching on two lateral margins.
Silcrete flake that is light brown. There is a crack running across the surfaces that has been glued back together.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour.
Silcrete flake. Mid brown in colour. Unifacial retouching on one lateral margin.
Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion remaining, split on the right lateral margin. Light yellow and white in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion remaining. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.
Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Cream in colour. Unifacial retouching on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Complete silcrete drill point. Dark brown and mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Complete silcrete drill point. Dark brown and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.
Complete mid grey silcrete drill point. Cortex on the proximal end. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins. There is a lot of flake scarring and it is quite dirty.
Complete mid brown silcrete drill point. It has a polished bottom on the ventral surface. Unifacial retouch along both lateral margins. Lots of flake scarring.
Complete white silcrete drill point. There is cortex on the ventral surface, there is unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin of the ventral surface. Also present is flake scarring.
Complete mid grey silcrete drill point. The ventral surface has been polished smooth. There is heavy flake scarring along both lateral margins.
Complete white silcrete drill point. Cortex located on the dorsal surface. There is a lot of flake scarring on all surfaces and margins.
Complete dark grey silcrete drill point. Ventral and dorsal surfaces very flat and smooth. There is a lot of flake scarring on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete drill point, termination not present. White in colour. Bifacial retouching on both lateral margins, as well as on the ventral surface.