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Complete patu onewa. Notched knobs and shallow groove on top of butt. Drilled perforation. Ridge running along the centre of the length of the blade on both sides. Faint spirals on both sides of the blade. Two grooves on blunt blade edge.

Complete patu onewa. Long, narrow blade with a longitudinal ridge. Pronounced shoulders where the blade meets the handle. Handle flares out at the butt, with a perforation drilled from both sides. Sides of the butt are squared off and the proximal edge has a broken perforation.

Red slate pendant. Curved in a J-shape, resembling part of a one-piece fishhook, broken at the point. Straight-sided suspension hole at the proximal end/head. Serrations along the external edge.

Slate knife. One half has sides that are rounded and curved, the opposite half has sides that are chipped and thinner in width. The surfaces of the scraper are ground where not chipped.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and mid brown in colour. Bifacial retouching on the right lateral margin.

Broken slate knife. No discernable cutting edge. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scarring on both surfaces.

Broken schist knife, no discernable cutting edge. Surface is flaked on both sides.

Broken schist knife, no discernable cutting edge. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scarring on both surfaces.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour.

Complete file, cross-section is oval. Surface id ground, tapering at both ends. Ends rounded.

Complete silcrete blade that is dark red and cream in colour. There is significant flaking on both ventral and dorsal surface, with major flakes by the proximal end of the distal surface. There is some minor retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal end remaining. It is dark brown in colour. There is minor flaking on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the medial portion present. It is cream and light red in colour. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the medial portion remaining. It is mid grey and light brown in colour. There is flaking near the distal end on the ventral surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the ventral surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey in colour. The dorsal surface has flake scars near the distal end, while the ventral surface has flake scars across it. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the ventral surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal end present. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is some flaking near the proximal end on the dorsal surface. There is minor unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the ventral surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion remaining. It is dark red and mid brown in colour. There is flaking on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface, as well as near the proximal end of the dorsal surface. There is minor retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface also.

Complete silcrete blade that is dark grey in colour. There is flaking on the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the ventral surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is dark grey and light grey in colour. There is some bruising on the dorsal surface. There are flake scars on the ventral surface. The proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface has unifacial retouching.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion remaining. It is dark grey and mid red in colour. There is a flake scar on the ventral surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the dorsal surface.