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Oval piece of sandstone, used as a grinding and filing tool, with straight grooves across one surface.

Lime stone figurine of a ram with a small container on its back

Worked stone fragment. Light grey and abraded on several planes. Tapered to a point at one end. Bevel-like line running along the length of the fragment.

Carved piece of red argillite, use unknown. Surface is ground and cross section is lenticular. One end is reduced, with curved side edges and a decorative end edge, similar to the butt of a patu. There is a Y-shaped carving on each side, creating shoulders with raised projections. Below the projections, the side edges are straight, and the other end edge is broken. There is a groove running lengthwise down the centre on both sides, slightly curved. One of the Y-shaped carvings has been outlined in pencil.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Surface is flaked. Butt has minor differentiation; sides taper slightly. Bevel demarcated by slightly curved line. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and uneven.

Large complete adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the front of the butt. There are flake scars on every side and the back is mostly flaked. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with an irregular ridge and reduction in the stone on the front. The bevel and the blade are differentiated by a ridge. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Large complete adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. There is bruising on the front of the butt, and the sides of the blade. The back is heavily flaked. The bevel and the front of the blade are ground.There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with a ridge and reduction in the stone on the front. There is a clear differentiation between the bevel and the blade, with an irregular line. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp with small chips.

Large complete adze. Dark grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is flaked on the back and sides, and ground on the front. There is bruising on the front of the butt and on the back of the blade. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with an irregular ridge and reduction in the stone on the front. The bevel and the blade are differentiated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp with some chips.

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly flaked with bruising on the front of the butt. There is a very slight reduction in the front and the proper left side of the butt. The poll is rectangular and blunt. The butt curves slightly towards the back. The bevel has some flake scars and ends with a roughly flaked ridge. The cutting edge is smooth, curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground on the front of the blade and on the bevel, and flaked on the back and sides. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The poll is sloped and there are two roughly shaped lugs. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and slightly chipped.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and smooth on the bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is large and smooth and demarcated by a roughly flaked ridge. The cutting edge is smooth and sharp.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground and flaked. The butt has more flake scars than the blade but is otherwise not differentiated. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical curved ridge which has a flake scar at its centre. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped.