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Adze roughout. Black stone. Cross-section is assymetrical. Surface is flaked. Major differentiation between the butt and blade; butt is reduced on proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by an assymetrical line and change in color. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Adze roughtout. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Major differentiation between the butt and blade; sides are tapered towards the poll. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is not present. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Adze roughout. Black stone. Cross-section is assymetrical. Surface is bruised. Butt is not present. Bevel appears to be continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and flaked. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Broken adze, blade fragment remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground with some flaking. The butt is absent. The bevel and cutting edge are absent.

Adze roughout. The cross section is asymmetrical: approximately trapezoidal, with no clear indication of which side is the front. The surface is flaked. The butt is unfinished and undifferentiated. The bevel is unfinished and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Adze roughout. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately rectangular. It is not clear which side is the front. The surface is flaked with some bruising. There is no discernible butt. There is no discernible bevel or cutting edge.

Adze roughout. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. Inscription: "6-8-27 Papanui Inlet 264"

Adze roughout. Grey stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal near the butt, with the back narrower than the front and rectangular on the blade. Surface is bruised. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with the sides tapered towards the poll. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is not present. Inscriptions "215 7-8-27 Papanui Inlet"

Broken adze, butt remaining. Dark grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the front and flaked on the back. Sides are tapered towards the poll. Blade is not present. "Pipikaretu" inscription.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on back and sides. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Cross-section is oval on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade. Surface is ground on front and back and bruised on the sides. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade with reduction on the proper right side and on back. No differentiation on the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete silcrete blade. White in colour. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins on dorsal side.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch present on one lateral margin, and unifacial retouch on other lateral margin on dorsal side. Cortex present on proximal end of dorsal side.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light brown in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal side. Weathering present on right side of medial portion on dorsal side. Unifacial retouch present on one lateral margin on ventral side.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion missing. Light brown in colour.

Complete silcrete blade. Flake scars present on dorsal side. White in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, missing distal portion. Light brown and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins on the dorsal surface. Cortex present across dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, missing the left margin of the proximal portion. Mid red in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal side.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, missing termination. Light grey and light brown in colour.