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Complete unfinished adze. Asymmetrical triangular cross-section. The surface is ground, bruised and flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The width of the blade is uniform from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey, and light grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Pounawea written on back.

Broken adze (unknown fragment). Stone. Mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is rough where broken, bruised on other surfaces. Pounawea written on broken edge.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is roughly rectangular. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Pounawea written on back.

Broken adze (unknown part). Stone. Mid grey, light grey and light brown. Surface is mostly bruised, with some flaking. Pounawea written on one side.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked, some ground areas on upper blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides slightly reduced. Pounawea. Isd. written on front.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey and light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised. Sides taper slightly towards poll. Depression in stone on front of butt. Pounawea written on front.

Complete sinker with shallow lashing groove on two ends only

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Flake scars present on dorsal surface.

Incomplete silcrete blade. Proximal portion present. Mid grey and mid orange in colour. Cortex present on the striking platform . Bifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Broken sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing grooves, quartered on one side.

Broken sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Broken sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Partially broken sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Broke adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, except at lower edge, which is ground. Sides start to taper before break. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. False Isd. written on front.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is bruised and ground. White paper stuck to butt portion. Back of blade is ground with bruised sides, and large chip at right side of bevel. Minor differentiation between blade and butt. Faint reduction to the shoulder on blade. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete Quadrangular. Front of blade is ground with small flake scars present. Back of blade is bruised. Differentiation between blade and butt. Clear reduction to the shoulder is visible. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is slightly curved with chip to the left. Cutting edge is also sharp.