Archaeology

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. The surface is ground with flaking and bruising down right side proper Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by faint ridge. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded. Small chip on left corner proper.

Complete adze. Oval at pull, rectangular at blade. The surface is ground with bruising around the butt, poll and sides. Butt has minor differentiation, the sides are reduced slightly and the shoulder is raised on the right side proper. Bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded. The right side proper of the cutting edge has been flaked away.

Complete fish gorge.

Complete fishhook point. Straight and barbed with notches at base.

Complete point. One end is finished and smoothed, the other is sharpened to a point.

Roughout. Pounamu. Light green, mid green, cream. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised and flaking on sides. Shape of adze is curved, with middle of adze curving right. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, but large portion of cutting edge missing from proper right. "Murdering Beach" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is circular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved. Small indent in the centre of blade.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end missing tip of point, epiphysis remaining on proximal end.

Complete but unfinished toggle, with no perforation.

Incomplete adze. Trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, with heavy chipping around edges and break. Butt not present. Bevel missing left side proper, cutting edge not present.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with very faint transverse lashing groove