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Core

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D87.644

Rock core. Light orange and light green in colour.

Core

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D87.645

Rock core. Light brown and light grey in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Core

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D87.646

Rock core. Dark red and light grey in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Core

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D87.647

Rock core. Light orange and light grey in colour. Cortex present on one side.

Core

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D87.67

Silcrete core. Light yellow in colour.

Blade

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D87.691

Broken silcrete blade, proximal end remaining. Light brown and mid grey in colour.

Blade

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D87.692

Broken silcrete blade, proximal end remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour. Weathering on proximal end.

Flake

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D87.693

Silcrete flake. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins and distal edge.

Blade

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D87.694

Complete silcrete blade. Weather on distal portion. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Blade

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D87.695

Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Dark grey and light grey in colour.

Flake

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D87.697

Silcrete flake. Dark grey and dark red in colour.

Flake

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D87.698

Silcrete flake. Mid grey and light red in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Blade

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D87.699

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and dark red in colour.

Complete hei tiki. Dark green nephrite/kawakawa pounamu/South Westland. Small, made with metal tools. Head rests on right shoulder. Heart- shaped mouth; no eyebrows; nose indicated. Hour glass perforation in centre forehead. Right hand with three fingers and thumb rests on stomach. Left hand with three fingers rests on thigh. Pierced between upper arms/body and between legs/abdomen both sides. Base rounded with notch at point where feet meet. 3 toes indicated each foot.

Blade

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D87.700

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light brown and mid brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on right lateral margin on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on left lateral margin on ventral surface.