Event Highlight:
Tūhura's Birthday Party
Planetarium Highlight:
David Attenborough’s Natural History Museum Alive
Kā taputapu
Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Cross-section is oval on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade. Surface is ground on front and back and bruised on the sides. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade with reduction on the proper right side and on back. No differentiation on the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Papanui Inlet" inscription
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Rectangular The surface is ground, with flaking on the edges and on back. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge smooth, sharp and straight.
Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical The surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by very faint line. Cutting edge sharp and slightly rounded.
Incomplete adze. Partial blade remaining. Asymmetrical The surface is ground, with bruising on the left side proper, and flaking on the bevel. Butt not present. Bevel demarcation not present.
Complete silcrete blade. White in colour. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins on dorsal side.
Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin, and unifacial retouch on other lateral margin on dorsal side. Cortex present on proximal end of dorsal side.
Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light brown in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal side. Weathering present on right side of medial portion on dorsal side. Unifacial retouch present on one lateral margin on ventral side.
Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion missing. Light brown in colour.
Complete silcrete blade. Flake scars present on dorsal side. White in colour.
Broken silcrete blade, missing distal portion. Light brown and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface. Cortex present across dorsal surface.
Broken silcrete blade, missing the left margin of the proximal portion. Mid red in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal side.