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Tūhura's Birthday Party
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David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
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Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Dark grey in colour.
complete silcrete blade. White in colour.
Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Dark red in colour.
Complete adze. Black adze. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground on back and bruised on front. Major differentiation between butt and blade; proper left side is reduced by a large flake. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking. "Papanui Inlet" inscription
Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Weathering on proper left lateral margin and ventral side of distal end. Flake scars along medial dorsal ridge. Unifacial retouch on proper left and proper right margin, also at distal end.
Almost complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Mid grey and light pink in colour. Flake scars on distal end of proper right lateral margin
Chalcedony flake. Mid and dark orange in colour. Flake scars and retouch throughout.
Complete chert drill point that is light purple and cream in colour. There is a small section of cortex on one lateral margin. There are extensive flake scars across the surface.
Complete chalcedony drill point that is light grey and white in colour. There are flake scars on both lateral margins and the dorsal surface.
Chalcedony drill point. Light brown and cream in colour. Cortex along one lateral margin. Retouch along all lateral margins.
Complete chert drill point that is light grey and dark red in colour. There is a section of the cortex present on the dorsal surface. There is bifacial retouching of both lateral margins.
Complete chalcedony drill point that is light grey and mid grey in colour. There is flaking across the dorsal surface and near the proximal end on the ventral surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface.