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Silcrete, a rock that is suitable for making cutting tools, is found in a number of places in Central Otago. The early Polynesian inhabitants developed a technique to craft it into blades, which were later found at moa-butchering sites in Otago. This blade was found at the mouth of the Waitaki River.
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