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Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground on the blade and slightly bruised on the butt Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. Front and sides of the butt are slightly tapered towards the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp, curved, and tapered.

complete oval The surface is mostly bruised with ground bevel and front end of the blade. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and is marked by the end of a ground section and the beginning of bruising. The blade is curved and sharp.

complete Circular butt, trapezoidal blade with the front being wider than the back. The surface is ground, with slight bruising around the butt. major differentiation, the blade reduces into the butt on the front and sides forming a clear shoulder. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The blade is oblique and sharp. There is a glue patch on the front of the blade where a label appears to have once been attached.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Back is flaked except for the cutting edge, which is ground. Front is also mostly flaked except for a small ground patch on the proper right side. Both sides of the blade are ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped. broken (bevel and small section of blade are present) rectangular, appears to thicken front to back from cutting edge towards the poll The surface is ground, with some bruising. Butt is not present. The bevel is flat, and distinguishable from the blade by a clear ridge. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Incomplete, only the butt and part of the blade is present Rectangular with oval butt. The surface is ground with bruising on the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a reduction from the blade to butt forming a shoulder on front?, butt is concave on the front. Bevel and cutting edge have broken off.

complete Trapezoidal, Front wider than the back. Sides narrowing to poll. The surface is ground with slight bruising on proper left on the butt. minor differentiation between butt and blade, with a very slight reduction from blade to butt on the true left front. The bevel is slightly concave, and indistinguishable from the blade. The cutting edge is sharp, curved to follow the bevel and chipped.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

broken, butt is present oval The surface is mostly ground with significant flaking. The blade is not present. No blade, bevel or cutting edge present.

incomplete, butt and a small section of blade remains. oval The surface of the butt is bruised while the rest is ground. There appears to be a slight reduction in stone from the blade to butt. The blade, bevel and cutting edge are missing. Complete Oval cross-section Surface is ground and bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line, and the bevel surface is broken. The cutting edge is broken and chipped.

broken (butt and a section of the blade is present. roughly oval The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising. No clear differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel, cutting edge and parts of the blade are not present.

broken (bevel and small section of blade are present) oval The surface is mostly ground with some chips. Butt is not present. The bevel is slightly curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is missing.

incomplete roughly rectangular The surface is flaked with some ground surfaces. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and distinguishable from the blade by a change from grinding to flaking. The cutting edge is damaged or incomplete. There is the remnants of a small star label on the front

roughout roughly trapezoidal The surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. There is no clear and obvious bevel, and the cutting edge is incomplete.

Broken (butt and section of blade present oval The surface is bruised with some ground and flaking. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. Most of the blade, bevel and cutting edge are not present.

incomplete rectangular The surface is flaked, with small patch of ground on the bevel, and a little bit of bruising. No differentiation between butt and the blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is incomplete.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical at break; oval at blade Surface is ground with bruising around edges and break. Butt heavily chipped away. Bevel is demarcated by faint lines extending from corners to meet in centre of blade.