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Unfinished adze. Stone. Mid grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising on back. Possibly natural depression in stone on back of butt. White accretion on surface of back. Dark grey spots on poll of front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade looks like it has been previously broken, it is very straight and blunt, but broken edges have been rounded out as if to make a new cutting edge. "Moeraki" written on front.

Incomplete Rectangular cross-section Front of blade is bruised with deep chip to the right side. Back of blade is also bruised. Blade is broken at poll portion, as-well as the bevel portion. Only butt and around a quarter of blade are present. Minor differentiation between blade and butt. Slight reduction to the shoulder - can see this more on the left side. Bevel is not present on blade.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is an asymmetric rectangle. The surface is ground, with bruising at the poll. The point is sharp.

Incomplete adze - blade extant. Oval Bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel demarcated by faint curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is sharp, rough and rounded.

Broken adze, bevel end remaining. The cross section is trapezoidal with the back narrower than the front. The surface is ground with some chipping on the proper left side. The butt is absent. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the back and a ridge at the sides. The cutting edge is asymmetrically curved with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the right. The edge is sharp.

Rock tool. Mid grey in colour.

Chert drill point. Mid brown, white, mid grey, and black in colour. Cortex present. Flake scars present. Weathering on some sides.

Silcrete drill point. Mid grey and dark grey in colour. Flake scars present. Weathering on most surfaces.

Argillite drill point. Dark grey and mid grey in colour. Cortex present. Flake scars present. Some weathering.

Silcrete drill point. Light grey and black in colour. Some flake scars present. Some weathering.

Chert drill point. Cream and black in colour. Flake scars present. Weathering. Some retouch present

Chert drill point. Mid brown and dark brown in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Retouch present on left lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Chert drill point. Mid brown in colour. Cortex present. Flake scars present. Some retouch present.

Chalcedony drill point. Light yellow, dark grey, cream, and mid yellow in colour. Severe weathering on one surface.

Chert drill point. Dark grey, mid yellow, and mid orange in colour. Retouch present on left lateral margin of ventral surface.

Chert drill point. Dark brown, light brown, and light grey in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Flake scars present. Some retouch present on margins

Chert drill point. Mid brown, mid grey, dark red, mid orange, and light grey in colour. Cortex present. Flake scars present. Weathering present.

Chert drill point. Mid brown, dark red, dark grey, and white in colour. Cortex present. Some flake scars present. Some weathering.

Chalcedony drill point. White and dark grey in colour.

Chalcedony drill point. White and dark grey in colour. Flake scars present. Slight weathering.