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Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival
Rakahau te Kohika
Taoka Maori
Broken file or polisher (kani). Cross-section is asymmetrical, with long end wider than the other.
Broken file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is oval, one side more narrow.
Broken file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is oval. Sides taper towards broken distal edge.
Broken sandstone file (kani), distal end remaining. Cross-section is oval. Sides taper towards distal point. There is a reddish stain on the distal point.
Adze roughout. Light grey stone with patches of light brown. The cross-section is irregular. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. Each side of the blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is roughly shaped by flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular. There is a "y" written on the front of the blade.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is circular.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is asymmetrical, with two sides flattened.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher, medial portion remaining. Cross-section is square.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is rectangular.
Complete sandstone polisher. Two of the edges are flattened.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is roughly asymmetrical. On end is roughly pointed, surfaces are rough.
Broken sandstone polisher. Cross-section is rectangular, all surfaces rough.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is circular. Proximal end is ground and curved, distal end is flat and rough, slightly angled. The sides are bruised, with a ground area on one surface near the distal end.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is asymmetrical. The sides of the more narrow long end are angled, with a slight bevel. Front and back surfaces are ground.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Heavily bruised at the distal end. Fragment missing from proximal end. One surface is ground, the other rough.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher. Cross-section is triangular, with the base being slightly concave.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher, medial portion remaining. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces are rough, one long side is flatter than the other.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher, proximal portion remaining. Cross-section is circular. Surfaces are rough.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher, distal portion remaining. Cross-section is oval. Sides taper to a broken distal edge. Surfaces are ground.
Broken sandstone file (kani) or polisher, distal portion remaining. Cross-section is oval. Sides taper to a broken distal edge. Surfaces are rough.