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Complete adze. Light grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised, with a large flake scar on the proper right of the back of the butt. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is no bevel, the adze has a blunt end.

Complete adze. Brownish grey stone with three small patches of lighter brown. The cross-section is oval. The surface is lightly bruised. There is a very slight extra reduction in the sides of the butt as the sides taper towards the poll. There is an indication of a bevel with a slope towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge is blunt and rounded.

Incomplete adze, bevel end only. White, very light brown stone.Oval cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no bevel, the front and back of the blade meet together in a blunt end.

Complete slate knife. Surface is ground on both sides. Cutting edge is blunt and curved, with bevel on one surface. Haft end is curved.

Broken schist knife, proximal end remaining. Surface is ground on both sides. Cutting edge is not present. Haft end is curved.

Complete schist knife. Surface is bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with bevel on one side. Haft end is flat.

Broken adze, poll end only. Light grey stone. The cross-section is oval. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade narrow towards the poll. The poll is flaked and irregular. The broken end forms a concave slope.

Adze roughout. Light brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Front of the butt is reduced and sides are tapered toward the poll. Bevel and cutting edge are straight and unfinished. "Smaill's Beach" inscription

Adze roughout. Black and light brown stone. Cross-section is triangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Smaill's Beach" inscription

Adze roughout. Light brown stone. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides of butt taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved and unfinished. "Smaill's Beach" inscription

Adze roughout. Light brown stone. Surface is flaked. Cross-section is lenticular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and flaked. "Smaills Beach." inscription.

Split rock blade, split on the left lateral margin. Dark purple and mid grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the left lateral margin.

Complete sinker with a deep transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with a shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a shallow transverse lashing groove.

Broken sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Broken adze, Blade only The cross-section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front at the bottom of the blade and oval at the top of the blade. The surface is mainly ground with few flake scars. The sides are bruised. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and has a few chips.

Complete adze The cross-section is oval at both ends of the adze. The surface is bruised on the butt and ground on the blade. The sides are also bruised. No distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp and has a few small chips.

Complete adze The cross-section is lenticular at both ends of the adze. The surface is mostly ground. There is a few flake scars. No distinction between butt and blade. No distinction between butt and blade.