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Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground on blade and bruised on sides, with light flaking on blade. There is differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides are reduced at the butt. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with light chipping.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some on the sides and poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, but chipped.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval Surface is partially ground on the lower blade as well as back of butt, flaked and bruised along edges Differentiation between butt and blade with sides tapered toward the poll. Major flaked reduction on front of butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground. The surface of the sides are bruised, especially at the butt. There is a large fragment missing from the proper left top edge of the front of the poll. The butt is differentiated by a reduction at the shoulder and bruising to the sides. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, mid red. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is mostly ground, bruising and flaking on sides, fragment missing from proper right lower blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, though majority of bevel is missing due to fragment missing. Cutting edge chipped off. Tarewai written on front.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front reduced to form a ridge; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge has been flaked away, particularly on the proper left side. "Anderson's Bay" inscription

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light red and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal side.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light green in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining . Mid orange and light orange in colour. Inclusions at the right lateral margin at the distal end. Inclusions of quartz? On ventral and dorsal surfaces. Flake scar on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light red and mid-red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the ventral side.

Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion and proper right lateral margin remaining. Light brown and light grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch at the left lateral margin and right lateral margins

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Inclusion of quartz on the left lateral margin on ventral surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid brown in colour. Flake scar present on the right side of the proximal end. Bifacial retouch present on both lateral margins.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Broken sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.