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Complete pounamu adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with flaking on the proper right of the poll. Major differentiation of the poll, with the sides reducing. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt. There is a drilled hole on the proper left of the poll.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light orange in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Inclusions of quartz on blade. Unifacial retouch on left lateral margin at the medial and distal end

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light brown and mid orange in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on right lateral margin.

Complete tattoo chisel, of comb variety. Hafting end has two prongs. Cutting edge has five sharp teeth.

Broken tattoo chisel, of comb variety, fragment from cutting edge not present. Deep notch on either side of hafting end, as well as at the end, forming two prongs on either side of hafting end. There are small teeth along the cutting edge, fragment from proper right side broken off.

Complete bone bird spear point. Six barbs. Two small notches at base.

Broken comb made of bird bone, proximal portion and one fragment of a prong remaining. Proximal portion has notches running down each side edge. Surface is ground smooth. Cross section is half-circular.

Complete fish gorge.

Bone bird spear point, small part broken off of base. Two remaining barbs and one with small part broken off.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken adze, blade only The cross-section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back at bottom of the blade and asymmetrical at the top of the blade. The surface is flaked and chipped. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and has a few small chips.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground on blade and bruised on most of butt Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides are reduced to form shoulder. Three indentations on top of butt Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Roughout of adze, stone, dark grey. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. The proper right side of the adze is smooth, with a straight ridge on the front, as though the stone had been sawn or broken cleanly. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. There is no bevel or cutting edge, but an irregular flaked blunt end.

Fragment of an adze roughout. Black stone. Surface is flaked with some smooth sides.This piece is so roughly shaped it is impossible to tell which part of an adze it might be.

Complete roughout adze. Dark grey stone. Irregular trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The front of the blade is convex and the back is concave. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by an irregular line. The cutting edge is flaked and blunt.

Roughout of adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked. The butt is differentiated from the blade by a reduction of the stone on the back. The blade narrows from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is roughly flaked and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular.

Roughout of adze, grey stone. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface of the adze is roughly flaked.There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The blade tapers in from the cutting edge up to the poll. There is no obvious bevel and the cutting edge is blunt.

Roughout of an adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. It is unclear which part of an adze this is, or which end is which, as the overall shape is of an asymmetrical rectangular brick.

Roughout of adze, grey stone. Irregular rectangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no obvious butt or bevel, and no cutting edge. Both ends of the adze are blunt.

Broken roughout of adze, blade and bevel only. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked. This piece appears to be only the bevel and lower blade so there is no butt. Both sides of the blade are roughly shaped and an obvious bevel cannot be identified. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.