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Complete adze The cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the blade and bevel is ground with the butt is bruised. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade with raised shoulders and the sides that taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a prominent ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a few minor chips on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze The cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the blade is ground and the butt is bruised. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade as there are raised shoulders and the sides and front taper towards the poll. The blade is continuous with the bevel. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp with no flaking.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking on the butt, sides and blade. There is no major differentiation between the butt and the blade, just the presence of flaking and a slight reduction of the sides. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a chip on the proper left hand side.

Complete adze. The cross-section is triangular with the apex to the front. The surface is bruised. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. The front tapers in towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is significantly smaller than the bevel and sharp. The lower part of the bevel has some flaking.

Complete Adze The cross-section is triangular with apex to the front. The surface is bruised, but the bevel and blade are ground. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade; there are raised shoulders and the sides obviously taper in towards the poll. Half of the bevel is ground while the top half remains bruised like the rest of the adze. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground, with some flaking at the poll and one flake on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt. There is some chipping along the cutting edge.

Silcrete core. Light grey in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Cortex present on the dorsal surface and on the left lateral margin of the ventral surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin on the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on the right lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown and light orange in colour. Cortex on the right lateral margin at proximal end. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, bifacial retouch on distal edge.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light brown and light yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on left lateral margin.

Split silcrete blade, right lateral margin remaining. Light grey and mid grey in colour.

Silcrete core. Light yellow in colour.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and mid red in colour. Cortex at protrusion on right lateral margin at distal end. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin.

Silcrete flake. Light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on ventral left lateral margin

Silcrete flake. Dark grey and light brown in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light orange and dark brown in colour. Weathering on both lateral margins.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid orange and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on left lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey, mid grey and light yellow in colour. Weathering at distal end on left lateral margin. Cortex at termination. Unifacial retouch on ventral side of right lateral margin.

Silcrete core. Mid grey and mid red in colour.

Rock core. Mid brown and light brown in colour. Cortex present on one side.