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Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion missing. White and light orange in colour. Flake scars present on ventral surface. Unifacial retouch present on one lateral margin on dorsal side.

Split silcrete blade, missing left lateral margin. Light brown and light orange in colour. Unifacial retouch present on right lateral margin on dorsal side.

Broken silcrete blade, missing proximal portion. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin, and unifacial retouch present on other lateral margin on dorsal side. Cortex present on dorsal side at proximal end.

Piece of worked pounamu, use unknown. Burnt, silver, light grey, light green in colour. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross section is rectangular. Tapers toward the proximal end, with a sawing mark and a projection on one side edge. Sawing marks along both side edges toward the distal end.

Rectangular slab of worked bone with a curved, bevelled edge. Surface around the edge is smooth with polishing marks evident.

Tooth pendant. Three broken suspension holes at the root. Single drilled hole in the centre. Back side has been reduced into a convex cross-section.

Complete adze. Brown stone. The cross-section is oval. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas on both sides of the blade. There is a slight rounded shoulder on the front of the blade. The bevel is demarcated by ridges on both sides that taper towards the centre. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Light brown stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on one side and bruised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is flat.

Split silcrete blade, proper left lateral margin remaining. Bifacial retouch on lateral margin and on the distal edge.

Broken bone comb, head remaining. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Rounded corners at the proximal end; sides straight. Evidence of 7 teeth, all broken at the base with a horizontal sawing mark visible.