New Acquisitions

Broken bird spear point, part of shaft with single barb remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together.

Broken curved fishhook point, midsection remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, tip remaining.

Large adze roughout. Dark grey stone. Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a rough flaked chin. The cutting edge is oblique and chipped. The back of the blade is concave from the chin to the butt.

Mostly complete straight fishhook point, with all remaining but tip of point.Exterior notches at base and interior barb near tip present. Mostly complete straight fishhook point, with all remaining but tip of point. Exterior notches at base and interior barb near tip present.

Broken curved fishhook point, small fragment remaining.

complete Roughly rectangular. Narrows in the sides towards the poll. The surface is ground with chips. no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and demarcated from the blade by a faint ridge. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and sharp.

Complete chisel. Pounamu. Light green and mid blue. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides flare slightly towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is curved and chipped. "Warrington" written on back, and partially on front.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on external side of base.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and chipped.

Broken fishhook point, base remaining. Notches on side.