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Piece of broken worked soapstone, possibly part of a bowl. Surface is ground on one side, flaked on the other. Glued to other fragment D34.717.

Fragment of broken worked soapstone, possibly part of a bowl. Surface is ground on both sides.

Fragment of broken worked soapstone, possibly part of a bowl. Surface is ground on one side.

Fragment of broken worked soapstone, possibly part of a bowl. Chisel and sawing marks evident on one side. Other side is curved and has cut marks visible.

Worked flake. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Flaking on proper right side of back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken bird spear point on the tip and shaft. There are two barbs and each one has serrations on the top of them. Serrations also cover the side opposite to the barbs. Large groove on the underside of it.

Unfinished fishhook point, showing working on sides.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground and the bevel is flaking. There is major delineation between butt and blade, with all four sides reducing to a point at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing, which is flaked. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete straight fishhook point with slight cure at tip. Internal barb and serrations at tip. External serrations on shaft, and notches at base.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Some natural roughness on upper half of back and on sides. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and straight.

Mostly complete fishhook point with slight curve. Broken at base by perforation. Notch at base also.

Broken adze, small fragment of one side remaining. Surface is ground.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Sides, back and half of front are rough. Lower half of front is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. The proper left side is rough. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade.

Broken adze, Blade only The cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front at both ends. The surface is mostly ground except for bruising on the sides of the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge has been broken off as well as the top of the back of the blade.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.