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Complete sinker with deep transverse groove.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on front is mostly ground, with a small rectangular patch of flaking on upper proper-left corner. Flaked on cutting edge as well. Back is mostly flaked except for the blade, which is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight, chipped. Flaked on front half.

Broken silcrete blade, Proximal portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Unifacial retouching on the ventral surface of the proper left , and bifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey in colour. Cortex is located on the distal end of the ventral dorsal surface. Bifacial reworking is present on the proper right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Unifacial retouching on the dorsal surface of the proper right lateral margin, and on the ventral surface of the proper left lateral margin

Silcrete drill point. Light grey with mid-grey bands.

Silcrete drill point. Mid brown, mid yellow, light red, and black. Flake scars. Light weathering.

Silcrete drill point. Cream and dark brown in colour. Weathering on all surfaces.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked. Large patch of bruisng on upper front half. Mostly flaked on back, blade is ground. Proper left side has a small ground patch. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved, chipped, concave.

Schist file, broken at the proximal end. Dark grey and silver in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular with rounded corners. Reduced on one side at the distal end and a rounded distal edge.

Broken mudstone file, tapered to a point at one end. One surface has been polished smooth. Light brown in colour.

Complete adze. Argillite. Mid grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal with front narrower than back. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking on proper left of back and proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped, larger chip missing from proper left side of cutting edge. Kakanui Beach Otago written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Light green. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front of blade and back, bruised on butt and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, though there is a slight ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded and bruised on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Large piece of sandstone used as a grindstone. Three flat, ground surfaces. One side has a single wide, deep longitudinal groove in the centre. Two other sides have multiple shallower grooves and grinding marks. Cortex is present on one side that has not been ground.

Mostly complete slate knife; reduced and flaked on both lateral margins, one lateral margin possibly missing. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped. Surface is ground on both sides and bruised near haft on one side. Slight bevel is present at cutting edge and haft is flaked.

Fragment of schist knife, some of one lateral margin present. Surface is ground, bruising is present in the centre of both sides. Outer edge is flaked, no cutting edge or haft present.

Broken schist knife, portion of cutting edge remaining. Cutting edge is chipped and flaked, usewear present. Surface is bruised and flaked, especially at proximal edge. Bevel is present at cutting edge.

Broken schist knife, haft remaining. Cutting edge is not present. Surface is ground at distal end and bruised and flaked at proximal end. Usewear is present on lateral margins and one side.