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Complete patiti with iron axe-head and wooden handle. Surface of the handle is smooth. The butt flares out slightly, with a flattened edge and a straight drilled perforation. Sides of the handle are reduced at the distal end, where the axe-head is attached. Surface of the axe-head is somewhat rusted, with a stamp mark on one side. Blade flares out with a curved, sharp cutting edge.

Complete. The cross section is asymmetrical. The surface is flaked, bruised and ground. There is a prominent vertical sawing mark through the middle on both the front and the back. There is also a sawing mark on the proper right side. The butt is not present. The bevel is rough and demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is blunt and uneven.

complete rectangular The surface is ground with significant bruising and flaking. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, with a minor reduction from the blade to the butt on the front and front sides. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but slightly chipped.

complete roughly trapezoidal, back narrower than the front. The surface is ground, with bruising up the sides. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, where there is a slight reduction from blade to butt on the front proper left side. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Large complete adze. Greenish grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground on the blade with bruising and flaking on the back. The butt is bruised and the poll is flaked. There is major differentiation between the blade and the butt. The sides and front of the blade are reduced and there are distinct shoulders. The butt is bruised. The bevel is a very gentle slope and is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is asymmetrical, sharp and has some small chips.

complete Asymmetrical trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front Ground surface with some flake scars on the poll, and the front and back of the blade There is no differentiation between blade and butt The bevel is curved and demarcated by a change in surface texture. There is a large flake scar on the proper left side of the bevel and the cutting edge is flaked and asymmetrical

roughout Circular cross-section at the butt, asymmetrical at the bevel. Roughly flaked and bruised surface on back of adze, bruised on the front butt, smooth stone on front The butt is indicated by the bruised surface which stops at the blade in an asymmetrical curved line. The back of the adze has not been worked enough to show a bevel. The cutting edge on the front is an irregular curve with a flake scar on the proper right. The front of the blade is outlined by the bruising around it. The back of the blade is unshaped

complete Rectangular cross-section. Ground surface with flake scars on the front, proper right side and cutting edge The blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt The bevel is demarcated by a slight curved ridge. The cutting edge is flaked and irregular

roughout rectangular cross-section. Flaked surface The blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt The stone at the lower back of the adze is in the rough shape of a bevel but it ends at a rough flat side rather than a cutting edge. The blade is asymmetrical and unfinished.

complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than the front Flaked surface, ground at bevel The blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt The cutting edge is sharp and straight. The bevel is only distinguished by the ground surface and curve to the cutting edge. The bevel meets the blade with an asymmetrical change in surface texture.

Broken adze, lower part of the blade only oval cross-section. Ground surface with bruised surface at the sides and on the back, outlining the bevel and the spine down the back. The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The bevel is demarcated by the bruised surface outlining it. The bevel is curved, and the cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular. The surface is ground with a few flake scars on the blade. The butt is continuous with the blade. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and has small chips.

roughout Irregular trapezoid cross-section with the back narrower than the front Flaked surface There is no differentiation between blade and butt It is unclear which end of this adze is the bevel and which is the poll. The narrower end has a straight and sharp cutting edge and a smooth curve to the edge. The wider end is flat, flaked and asymmetrical

complete oval cross-section Bruised surface There is an indent in the proper right side possibly marking where the blade meets the butt, but it is smooth on the proper left side. The blade and cutting edge are relatively symmetrical. The bevel has a narrow band of texture at the cutting edge that is smoother than the blade

Complete Oval cross-section. Bruised and flaked surface The poll of the adze is curved, flaked and irregular, with a slight outward curve on the proper right The left and right sides of the back of the adze are bruised as though shaping of the tool had only started. The shape of the bevel is indicated by an area of unbruised stone and a ridge on the proper left side. The cutting edge is irregular, badly flaked and asymmetrical

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on bevel. Surface on rest of blade and butt is flaked or bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated where the surface changes. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, chipped on proper right side

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section, rounded on the proper left and sharper on proper right The surface is mostly bruised, with flake scars on the front and back and the cutting edge. The bevel is ground. There is no differentiation between blade and butt The bevel is continuous with the blade and is curved. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical with some flake scars

Broken adze, blade and bevel only Plano-convex cross-section. The surface is ground at the bevel and on the lower front of the blade. The rest of the surface, particularly the broken top end, is flaked The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The bevel is continuous with the blade, only differentiated by the difference in surface texture. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical

Complete adze Adze has a lozenge cross-section. Surface is ground. Flaking at poll Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Notch cut into proper right side of poll. Bevel demarcated by lines that come to a point mid blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, and is chipped on proper left side.

Complete adze Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Flaking at poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Sides taper towards poll. Back slopes up towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Cutting edge as is is very blunt and straight.