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Broken. Probably section of blade present. Butt, bevel and cutting edge missing. Rectangular. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising and a few flake scars. No butt present. Bevel and cutting edge have also broken off.

Broken, missing most of the bevel and whole cutting edge Rectangular, narrowing from blade to butt. The surface is ground, with significant flaking. No differentiation between the butt and the blade but sides taper towards poll. Bevel is damaged but appears to be indistinguishable from the blade. Cutting edge is not present.

Butt end of adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is bruised and flaked. The sides of the piece taper in towards the poll. The broken end is blunt.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on the butt. Sides are reduced toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with flaking on each of the four corners flaking, along with the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken stone chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the bevel. There is flaking on the back, originating from the break. There is flaking on the front on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping along the length.

Incomplete silcrete blade distil portion remaining. White and light pink in colour.

Incomplete silcrete blade medial portion remaining. Mid brown in colour. Liken present on the ventral surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour. Liken present on the dorsal surface.

Incomplete silcrete blade distil portion remaining. White in colour. Bifacial liken present on both lateral margins.

Silcrete flake. Dark brown in colour.

Incomplete silcrete blade distil portion remaining. White in colour.

Piece of worked schist, use unknown, possibly a grinding stone. Flat on both sides and tapering toward one end.

Complete adze. White and dark grey stone. Surface is ground with flaking on the sides. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides are reduced on the butt and taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique sharp. "Dunedin." inscription.

Broken adze, fragment remaining. The cross section is now asymmetrical but appears to originally have been rectangular. The finished surface is ground, the broken surface is hipped. The butt is absent. The bevel and cutting edge are absent.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination point not present. White in colour.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Asymmetrical. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp, uneven, chipped and slightly rounded.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is ground with heavy flaking Butt has minor differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a faint straight line. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and has minor chipping.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is straight and blunt with a large flake missing from the center. "Opoho" inscription.

complete rectangular, narrowing in the sides from blade to butt. The surface is ground. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is slightly curved and faintly distinguishable from the blade by a faint line. The cutting edge is mostly straight and sharp Distinctive mineral inclusions