Archaeology

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, mostly chipped off. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front and back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, demarcated by a large ridge. Fragment missing from poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and and curved, chipped on proper left and right. Waipapa Pt. (W) written on front.

Broken adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is partially ground, with large flake marks on all sides. Large fragment chipped out mid adze on the back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished, or possibly broken off. Waipapa Pt (w) written on back.

Broken awl, proximal end and shaft remaining. Distal end is chipped at the tip.

Mostly complete patu paraoa; small part of butt not present. Drilled off-centre perforation at butt. Sawing mark running length of blade on one side. Cut mark and two indentations running along other side, one from butt to mid-blade and the other along the length of the blade.

Unfinished toggle. Several cracks from one end. Both ends finished.

Complete adze (previously broken in 3/4 pieces, now fixed together). Cross-section is triangular with apex to front, apex widening towards lower blade, making cross-section trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface mostly flaked, becoming ground on lower blade, some bruising on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduces at shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight, narrow. "1932 Morven" written on proper right.

Complete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with flake scar at top left corner. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt, however blade does taper in towards poll portion. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Mostly complete threader, larger than most. Finished at the proximal end, broken tip.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with bruising and light flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper left side slopes heavily, proper right sides tapers slightly. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, quite chipped. "L. Papanui" written on back.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal Surface is ground Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides and front are reduced to form shoulder Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved.

Part A: Complete shell, dirt on surface. Part B: Fragment of shell, dirt on surface. Part C: Fragment of shell, dirt on surface.