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Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp but asymmetrical, with the proper right side longer.

Broken pounamu gouge, poll missing. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the break. The bevel is demarcated by a concave wearing. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Obsidian flake. Black in colour.

Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The cross section of the butt is plano-convex with the back flattened. The surface is predominantly ground. The butt is bruised on the front and at the sides. There is some chipping to the proper right edge of the back. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove. Bruising present at two ends

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides are reduced at the butt to form a shoulder on the proper right side. Back is tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly oblique and sharp.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point, small part of tip and one barb broken off. Four barbs. Serrations at base.

Complete bone bird spear point. Two barbs. Notches on both sides of base.

Complete bone bird spear point. Five barbs.

Mostly complete bone bird spear point. Three barbs, small part of two barbs has broken off.

Complete fish gorge.

Incomplete straight fishhook point. Fishhook has been broken in half (both fragments are present). Two notches present at the base portion. Point is missing from hook.

Broken bone pendant, lower portion remaining. Curved to a point at one end. No suspension hole present.

Complete gorge

Complete fish gorge, small, manufactured from hollow bone. One end is chipped, hollow filled with dirt.

Mostly complete fish gorge, one tip broken.

Complete fish gorge.

Complete fish gorge, manufactured from hollow bone.

Complete fish gorge, in two pieces. Visible repair where previously broken.

Complete straight fishhook, serrated internal edge, with barb at tip, with three more serrations till tappers off to tip.