Planetarium Highlight:
Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Māori
Broken silcrete flake with distal portion remaining. Light grey and white. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on left lateral margin. Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining, Mid grey and dark grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins. Inclusions of another stone material with the silcrete?
Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Flake scars present on dorsal and ventral surfaces. Unifacial retouch at both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on left lateral margin and distal surface (possibly after it was broken??) Cortex present
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White and mid orange in colour. Cortex on proper left side of dorsal surface and ventral side of proper left lateral margin. Flake scars on proper right dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid red and mid grey in colour. Light grey and white stripe through medial portion. Bruising at proximal end. Unifacial retouch on proper left and proper right lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey and dark grey in colour. Flake scars along proper right dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on ventral side of proper left lateral margin and dorsal side of proper right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light yellow and mid grey in colour. Weathering on outer surface, especially ventral surface. Flake scar on proximal dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey and dark grey in colour. Weathering on distal end and proper left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on ventral side on proper left lateral margin and dorsal side on proper right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey and mid yellow in colour. Flake scars on proper right ventral surface and distal end. Cortex and small crack on proper left ventral margin at proximal end.
Broken and split silcrete blade, proximal portion and proper right medial portion remaining. Mid brown and mid grey in colour. Bruising at proximal end. Unifacial retouch of proper left lateral margin and bifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Weathering at proximal end. Unifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin.
Mahi whakairo
Broken (Cutting edge, bevel and part of the blade present) Trapezoidal, back narrower than the front. The surface is ground. The butt is missing. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid great and mid pink in colour. Weathering at distal end and proper left lateral margin. Flake scar on proper right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin.
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining with termination not present. Mid yellow and light grey in colour. Flake scar on proper left dorsal surface. Weathering at distal end.
Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Dark grey and mid pink in colour. Unifacial retouch on proper left and proper right lateral margins.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light yellow and light grey in colour. Bruising at striking platform.
Broken and split silcrete blade, proper left side of proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Flake scar on proper left side. Bifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin and proximal end.