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Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small part of tip not present (possibly missing a barb). Four barbs.

Broken fishhook point, lower point remaining.

Broken curved fishhook point, upper remaining.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.

Adze roughout. Black stone. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Reduction around the butt with the sides tapered towards the poll. There is no obvious bevel and the cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Onepoto" inscription.

Length of worked bone, cut at one end. Epiphysis on the other.

Length of worked bone, cut at one end. Epiphysis on the other.

Complete sinker with shallow quartered lashing groove.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground on front and mostly bruised on back and around butt No differentiation between butt and blade Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is tapered, sharp and straight

Broken adze, blade remaining Cross-section is lenticular Surface is ground with some bruising on back proper right. Sawing marks on proper left side. Butt is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line on the proper left. Cutting edge is sharp curved.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is assymetrical. Surface is ground and flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked, particularly on proper left side. "Anderson's Bay" inscription.

Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is ground Major differentiation between the butt and the blade with a sawing marks around the perimeter of the butt Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp

Broken adze, blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the front and on the bevel and bruised on the back. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete silcrete blade. White in colour. Cortex on the proper right side, on the dorsal surface. Weathering at the proximal and the distal ends as well as the proper left lateral margin. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal missing as well as the bulb of percussion. White and light brown in colour. Large piece of quartz on the ventral side, on the proper left side. Evidence of bifacial retouch on the left side.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is not present. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is square. Surface is ground and bruised. Front and proper right side are reduced to form a point at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is bruised with flaking on the proper right. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt with the sides reducing to a point at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete curved fishhook point.