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Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The back side has a large rough patch which extends from the butt down to the chin of the blade. There is a smaller patch on the front which extends half-way down the front, on the PR side. Both sides are bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, mid red. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is mostly ground, bruising and flaking on sides, fragment missing from proper right lower blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, though majority of bevel is missing due to fragment missing. Cutting edge chipped off. Tarewai written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. The front side is almost completely ground, except for a small rough patch on the upper PL side, just below the butt. Front side has a thin line which has been ground. This line expands outwards once it meets the chin of the blade. There are two rough patches on either side of this line. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, chipped.

Complete adze Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground and chipped. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black, and light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking on proper left of blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Papatowai is written on back.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front reduced to form a ridge; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge has been flaked away, particularly on the proper left side. "Anderson's Bay" inscription

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light red and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the dorsal side.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and light green in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining . Mid orange and light orange in colour. Inclusions at the right lateral margin at the distal end. Inclusions of quartz? On ventral and dorsal surfaces. Flake scar on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin

Broken silcrete blade, Proximal portion remaining. Mid brown in colour. Bifacial cortex on the striking platform.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light red and mid-red in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins on the ventral side.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light yellow in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on right lateral margin.

Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion and proper right lateral margin remaining. Light brown and light grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the left lateral margin. Cortex on the dorsal surface of the right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch at the left lateral margin and right lateral margins

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Mid brown and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouching on both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface. Inclusion of quartz on the left lateral margin on ventral surface. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid brown in colour. Flake scar present on the right side of the proximal end. Bifacial retouch present on both lateral margins.