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Stone resources
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- Stone resources
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This map shows the distribution of stone resources utilised by Māori. They were a neolithic people, who relied on stone resources for tools. The most important tools were toki (adzes) and whao (chisels). Early adzes were mostly made from basalt or other hard rock like adzite (baked argillite) or greywacke. Later adzes were made from greywacke or basalt in the North Island, and nephrite (pounamu, or greenstone) in the South Island.
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- 4 March 2010
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- Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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- https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/23598/stone-resources
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