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Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, with bevel on both surfaces.

Fragment of worked slate. Surface has been ground smooth. Sawing mark at one end, with additional shallower cut marks on either side. Other end has been worked into a curved edge with a bevel on each side.

Mostly complete slate knife, lateral edges missing. Cutting edge is blunt. Both surfaces are smooth and bruised.

Broken slate knife, distal portion remaining. Cutting edge is sharp. Both surfaces are ground, with one having some flaking.

Broken slate knife, one half of blade remaining. Surface is ground. Cutting edge is sharp with a bevel.

Incomplete adze. Butt end and part of the blade. Rectangular cross section Surface is ground with bruising on the sides and butt. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel end not present but broken edge has been smoothed out, possibly for further use.

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

Complete stone gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved ad blunt.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded and flaked on one side, and grounded and burised on the other. Cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped, with bevel on both surfaces. Haft is curved.

Complete slate knife. Surface is grounded on both sides, with flake scars on one surface. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved. Haft is slightly curved.

Slate flake.

Complete adze. Slate. Dark brown. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. '?Otago" written on front.

Broken slate knife. All edges are broken. Both surfaces are ground. Flake scars on one surface.

Fragment of a slate knife. No discernable edges. Both surfaces ground. Slight bevel on one surface.

Broken slate knife with partial distal end remaining. Cutting edge is blunt. One surface is ground, the other has flake scars. Slight bevel present.

Fragment of slate knife, all edges missing. One side is ground, the other is bruised.

Broken slate knife, all edges missing. Both surfaces are bruised.

Broken slate knife, missing lateral margins. Proximal and distal ends partially present. Cutting edge is sharp. One surface is bruised and the other is flaked. Slight bevel on blade.

Fragment of slate knife with no discernable edges. Both surfaces have been ground.

Broken slate knife with distal end present. Proximal end appears to be broken. One lateral margin missing. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped. Both surfaces are ground, and one is bruised.