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Antiquities
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Incomplete adze - blade remaining. Rectangular Ground with flaking to cutting edge and minor flaking on sides. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by very faint horizontal line across blade. Cutting edge is straight with right side proper corner chipped off.
Complete adze. Oval cross-section at butt and quadrangular at the blade. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and some flake scars on the butt. There is a distinct shoulder across the front with a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical triangular line. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.
Broken adze - lower blade and butt remaining. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.
Taoka Māori
Complete chert drill point that is dark grey and mid grey in colour. There are flake scars across the dorsal surface. Some areas of the drill point are polished.
Complete chert drill point that is light grey with a white section. There are flake scars across all surfaces. The surface is weathered.
Complete chert drill point that is light brown and white weathering. There is a section of cortex present along one margin and on the ventral surface. There are flake scars across both surfaces.
Chert core that is mid green and light grey in colour. There is a small section of cortex present.
Chert core that is mid brown and light brown in colour. There is a large section of cortex present on one, flatter surface.
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical The surface is bruised, with flaking on the right side proper. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is flaked, moderately sharp, and slightly curved.
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical The surface is bruised Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a faint curved ridge. The cutting edge is heavily flaked and sharp.
Incomplete adze - blade extant. Oval at break, lenticular at blade. Bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by faint lines running from corners toward centre of blade. Cutting edge straight, uneven and moderately sharp.
Roughout Asymmetrical Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper slightly toward the poll. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge rough, blunt and uneven.
Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is some chipping on the back and a small fragment is missing from the proper left edge of the front. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.
Adze roughout. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately rectangular. The surface is predominantly flaked with some evidence of a previously ground surface remaining on the bevel and the front of the blade. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.