New Acquisitions

Chert flake. Red in colour.

Broken basalt adze, blade remaining in two pieces. Dark grey in colour. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and back, with bruising and flaking along sides. Sides of blade taper towards broken edge. Proper left side of cutting edge remaining, sharp and curved. Bevel is continuous with blade.

Broken adze, fragment of blade remaining. Dark grey in colour. Surface of unbroken edges are ground.

Roughout. Basalt. Light grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surface is ground on front, flaked on bottom. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. End with bevel is indeterminable. "Papanui Inlet" written on front.

Roughout. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is roughly trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is partially ground on front and back, flaked on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel appears to be continuous with blade, cutting edge not present. "Papanui Inlet" written on front.

Roughout. Basalt. Light grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, reduction on back and sides taper towards pool. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, both unfinished.

Broken adze (probably butt/upper blade). Argillite. Mid grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is mostly flaked, with some bruising on sides. Butt not present, bevel and cutting edge not present. "Papanui I" written on end.

Silcrete flake. Light grey and mid red in colour.

Complete silcrete blade that is dark grey and mid grey in colour. It has flakes scars near the striking platform on the dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Proximal and distal ends unclear. Retouching on lateral margins. Flake scars on the proper right side.

Complete silcrete blade that is cream and light grey in colour. There is minor flaking near the proximal end on the dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is cream and light grey in colour. There is significant flaking on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface.