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Summarise your findings from your investigation of the Kohika site by completing the passage.
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ancestors
canoe
coast
craft
cutting
defend
leisure
location
palisade
permanent
trade
wharenui
The first artefact found at Kohika gives us an idea how much Maori settlement had changed. Even though they were relatively light, the ( _______________ ) posts indicate that it was now necessary to ( _______________ ) a village’s stores.
The existence of three houses shows that Kohika was a more ( _______________ ) settlement than Wairau Bar. The ( _______________ ) , or meeting house, is the grandest of these buildings. It would have been set apart by its magnificent carvings showing stories about the villagers’ ( _______________ ) .
Kohika’s ( _______________ ) gave it many advantages. Being on the banks of Lake Kohika and close to rivers, wetlands and the ( _______________ ) would have made food plentiful. These waterways would also have been excellent for transport by ( _______________ ) .
With moving around being so easy, it’s likely that Kohika was an important centre for ( _______________ ) . The large amount of obsidian, used to make high quality ( _______________ ) tools, found at the site supports this theory. So too does the fact that the obsidian could be sourced to many different places in the North Island.
With all these benefits, Kohika appears to have been a wealthy village. The discovery of items such as children’s toys and tools for ( _______________ ) , indicate that the people of Kohika had enough time on their hands to be able to enjoy ( _______________ ) activities.