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Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front ground, back and sides mostly ground with some flaking and bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Glenorchy written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising and flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is flaked and oblique. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas and flake scars on the lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The bevel is flaked and demarcated by a line on the proper left and a flake scar on the right.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised and flaked. There is a reduction in the stone on the front proper left of the butt, and the sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is roughly indicated by bruising. The cutting edge is blunt and curved.

Complete sinker with deep tranverse lashing groove.

Large, heavy piece of worked stone, possibly used as a net sinker. Elongated oval shape, rounded at each end, but slightly wider and more pointed at one end than the other. Wider end has usewear and bruising on the surface. A deep groove runs around the perimeter of the piece, with two faint perpendicular grooves, one at each end.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey with light grey flecks, dark brown.Cross-section of butt is oval, cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface of blade is ground, bruised on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip missing from mid cutting edge. Glenorchy written on front.

Complete unfinished adze. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised with a ground area on the front lower blade and flaked on the back lower blade. There is a straight protruding shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front of the butt. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The bevel is indicated by flake scars and demarcated by a line of bruising. The cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped. There is a small patch of white stone on the poll.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped.

Incomplete adze, butt broken off. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly ground on the blade with bruising and flake scars on the sides. There is an oblique line of flake scar at the base of where the butt had been. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade, demarcated on the sides by ridges. The cutting edge is curved, oblique and chipped.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid-green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front and front rounded. Surface is ground, light bruising on sides. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. Glenorchy written on front.

Unfinished soapstone whio (whistle), previously broken in three pieces and glued back together. Surface is ground smooth. Distal end has a shallow indentation, indicating the whistle is incomplete.

Broken schist knife. No discernable cutting edge. Surface is flaked on both sides. Drill perforation at proximal end.

Complete unfinished adze. Thin quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. It is unclear which sides is the bevel as both faces taper in towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface and bevel and front are ground, except for area down proper left side which is bruised. Back and proper right side are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chip on proper right side. Glenorchy [presumed, slightly illegible] written on back.

Complete unfinished adze. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising and flake scars on the sides. There is no obvious butt. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint curved line. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Rock core that is dark brown and light green in colour. The majority of the core is cortex.

Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White in colour.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the blade. The front of the butt is bruised. The bevel is smooth and is demarcated by an irregular line of flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with a large chip on the proper right.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising on sides of butt and flaking around poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Large fragment missing from proper left of cutting edge. "Fortrose" written on front.