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Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface of front and upper half of back is bruised. Bevel and cutting edge are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface of front is ground, back has a very large area of natural roughness. Bevel and cutting edge are ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, and mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some flake scars on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, very lightly chipped. Tarewai Point written on front and back.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Rough along sides. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Piece of broken worked soapstone, possibly part of a bowl. Ground on one side with cut marks visible on two sides. Glued to other fragment D34.759.

Broken bone comb, medial portion of proper right side remaining. Three notches on the remaining side edge of the head. All three remaining teeth are broken; the far left tooth has been glued back together.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Patches of flaking along sides. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll slopes from proper-left to proper-right. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved. Large flake on proper left side of cutting edge.

Unfinished flute. There are four perforations, two on the side and two along the top. One of the perforations on the side is unusually wide. There are two indentations that indicate a slight drill mark, one on the side and one along the top. On the unperforated side there is a small area of diagonal striations. There is a crack in the flute at this end. There is dried residue from tape, where the crack had been wrapped.

Complete curved fishhook point, with slight deterioration at both ends. Notch on posterior aspect of base.

Mostly complete curved fishhook point, with tip missing. Also slight deterioration at base.

Mostly complete curved fishhook point, with tip missing. Also slight deterioration at base and tip.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, bevel of blade is ground. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining) Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved. Large flake on proper right side of cutting edge.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid red in colour. Bifacial retouch on the proper left lateral margin.

Complete sinker with very faint transverse lashing groove. Bruising at both ends.

Cut length of bone, epiphysis on one end. Striations around cut edge.

Mostly complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is ground, but broken and flaked at the proximal end. Proximal end has one suspension hole broken out and another is complete, drilled from both sides. Sides edges are curved. Distal end is oblique.

Complete drill point. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground. Pointed and sharp at both ends.

Fragment of worked soapstone, small portion ground on one side.

Broken fishhook point, most remaining except tip. Curved with some reduction around base.