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Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangle. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. ?Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is contiguous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with flaking around poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, slight demarcation on proper right side. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip towards proper right side. "Onepoto" written on front.

Complete sinker with a deep transverse lashing groove.

Broken slate knife, haft and one lateral margin remaining. Small section of cutting edge is present which is sharp. Surface is ground on both sides, although there is some flaking around the edges.

Broken slate knife that has a section of the haft remaining. Surface is ground on one side and bruised and flaked on the other side.

Complete Roughly trapezoidal, back narrower than the front The surface is ground and bruised with some flaking. Major differentiation between the butt and blade, there is a clear reduction from the blade to the butt on the sides forming 2 clear shoulders The bevel is slightly curved and distinguishable from the blade by a slight ridge. The cutting edge is sharp, but a large part has been chipped away (so cannot determine the shape)

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Inclusion at the proximal left margin portion. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin and distal end.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and mid grey in colour. Inclusions of mid orange on blade. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin at proximal end. Cortex on dorsal surface

Broken silcrete blade medial portion remaining. Mid brown and light orange in colour. Cortex present on the ventral surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Mid grey in colour. Inclusions on both lateral margins at proximal end. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Cortex present on the ventral surface at the proximal end

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll, but poll has broken off. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Papanui." inscription.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to back. Surface is ground, some flaking at poll. Bevel is demarcated by lines, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips along cutting edge. Otago written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, bruised on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waipapa Point" written on back.

Complete silcrete blade. Cream and light orange in colour. There is a large flake scar on the dorsal surface, longitudinal ridge not present. There is weathering on the distal dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins and the termination.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown and light orange in colour. The dorsal surface has many flake scars. There is unifacial retouch on the proper left dorsal side. The termination appears to have been broken and retouched, with unifacial retouch appearing on the ventral side.

Silcrete flake. Light red in colour.

Incomplete slate scraper.

Broken slate scraper, curved external edge sharp.

Complete Quadrangular cross-section. Surface is ground with some bruising at butt/poll. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.