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Chert drill point. Mid brown, dark brown, and white in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Retouch present bilaterally on dorsal surface margins.

Silcrete drill point. Mid yellow and mid brown in colour.

Silcrete drill point. Pointed at either ends, there is some retouch along one lateral margin.

Silcrete drill point. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Severe weathering on most surfaces.

Chert drill point. Cream and dark brown in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present on right lateral margin on ventral surface, and right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Argillite drill point. Mid brown and black in colour. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Chalcedony drill point. Light grey and black in colour. Flake scar on ventral surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch on right lateral margin of ventral surface.

Complete quartzite hammerstone with usewear along the surface.

Comeplete slate knife. Surface is ground on both surfaces, with flaking. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved with flaking and use wear. Haft end is flat

Complete adze. Grey stone. Cross-section is assymetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Differentiation between the butt and blade; sides tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but flaked. "Papanui" inscription.

chalcedony flake. Mid grey in colour.

Broken sinker where one section is missing above the groove. It has a shallow transverse groove.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. White and dark grey in colour. Dirt and weathering on both surfaces. Large flake scar on proper right side of dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light yellow and light grey in colour. Weathering and cortex on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light pink and light grey in colour. Bruising at proximal end. Unifacial retouch on proper left lateral margin and bifacial retouch on proper right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining, split on the proper right side at the termination. White and mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, particularly on the proper left side of the ventral surface.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. White and dark yellow in colour. Weathering on lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. White and dark grey in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. White and mid yellow in colour. Flake scars and retouch on both lateral margins and surfaces.

Silcrete flake. Grey in colour. There is cortex on one edge and unifacial retouch on all other edges. There is also a distinctive ventral and dorsal surface of the flake.