Bluff Harbour, in southern New Zealand (Murihiku), is the southernmost location of Polynesian adze production. Here, an industry developed during the colonisation phase based on the exploitation of numerous sources of argillite - a fine-grained, homogeneous rock with conchoidal fracture properties. Argillite from the Bluff and Riverton sources was a major attractor during the earliest period of human occupation and Bluff argillite adzes were distributed widely throughout the lower South Island. The most extensive sources of Bluff argillite are on Colyers Island, where there is evidence of quarrying and preform production along much of the coast. The sites on Colyers Island were surveyed as the first part of an archaeological investigation of quarrying and adze production in Bluff Harbour. The quarried boulders, outcrops and artefact distributions at these sites indicated that the raw material was exploited by highly organised and skilled craft specialists. The initial stages of adze manufacture were undertaken at the quarry, and then preforms were taken to multipurpose camp sites around the harbour for finishing. Adze blanks on Colyers Island were made from large flakes, tabular blocks and cobbles, using imported hammer stones. This paper documents the significance of Colyers Island as an important adze production complex in New Zealand.

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科利尔斯岛：波利尼西亚最南端的锨制造综合体

位于新西兰南部 (Murihiku) 的布拉夫港 (Bluff Harbour) 是波利尼西亚锹生产的最南端。在这里，在殖民阶段发展起来的工业是基于对大量泥质岩源的开采——一种具有贝壳状断裂特性的细粒、均质岩石。布拉夫和里弗顿来源的泥质岩是人类最早占领时期的主要吸引物，布拉夫泥质岩锛广泛分布于整个南岛下游。Bluff 泥质岩的最广泛来源是 Colyers 岛，那里的大部分海岸都有采石和瓶坯生产的证据。Colyers 岛上的遗址作为布拉夫港采石场和锨生产考古调查的第一部分进行了调查。挖出的巨石，这些地点的露头和人工制品分布表明，原材料是由组织严密、技术娴熟的手工艺专家开发的。最初的锹制造在采石场进行，然后将预制件带到港口周围的多功能营地进行精加工。Colyers Island 上的 Adze 坯料由大片、板状块和鹅卵石制成，使用进口锤石。本文记录了 Colyers 岛作为新西兰重要的燕窝生产综合体的重要性。Colyers Island 上的 Adze 坯料由大片、板状块和鹅卵石制成，使用进口锤石。本文记录了 Colyers 岛作为新西兰重要的燕窝生产综合体的重要性。Colyers Island 上的 Adze 坯料由大片、板状块和鹅卵石制成，使用进口锤石。本文记录了 Colyers 岛作为新西兰重要的燕窝生产综合体的重要性。