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Complete silcrete blade that is dark grey and light grey in colour. There is some bruising on the dorsal surface. There are flake scars on the ventral surface. The proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface has unifacial retouching.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion remaining. It is dark grey and mid red in colour. There is a flake scar on the ventral surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the dorsal surface.

Piece of worked stone, possibly a broken adze roughout. Cross section is quadrangular. Mid brown in colour. Surface is flaked and retouched on all sides but one, which is partially ground and curves toward a straight, sharp edge, similar to an adze bevel and cutting edge. Other end is broken and flat.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal end remaining. It is dark brown in colour. There is heavy flaking on the ventral surface. A small section of the cortex is also present on the ventral surface.

Complete adze. Stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked in back, sides, and around butt, some flaking. Surface is ground down mid front of blade, and bevel. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a surface change. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, large chip towards proper right.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete adze. Argillite. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground , becoming more bruised towards butt and poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced slightly. On back, butt differentiated by a raised portion of stone. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved slightly at edges.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front, cross-section of butt is rectangular. Surface is partialluy ground on front and sides, rest is bruised. Minor differentiation, front slopes down towards poll. Poll reduced on proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped kid cutting edge. Large chip on proper right front.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is mostly ground with bruising on sides of butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced forming large shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. Two lugs on front corners of poll.

Complete adze. Red stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Sides taper toward the poll and poll slopes from proper left downward to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked and bruised Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. Shoulders are raised. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line. Cutting edge is sharp, straight and heavily chipped. The back of the blade is slightly concave.

Set of fire oven stones.

Reconstructed silcrete core made of six pieces. Each piece has a historic number on in. Starting from the proper right, the largest flake in numbered 53H. Attached to the proper left of 53H is A85R and 85R. Attached the to the proper left of these are A48V and 69D, finishing on the proper left with A27X. There is weathering on reconnected surfaces and discolouration where pieces had previously been exposed.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green, silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground except on front proper right, which is bruised. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, with small chips along cutting edge.

Broken roughout (lower blade remaining). Stone. Grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked, with some bruising on back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, and cutting edge is sharp and curved. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is semi-circular, with front flattened. Surfaces of front and back lower blade are ground, Back and proper left sides are flaked, other surfaces are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Poll angles down from proper left to proper right. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment of proper left cutting edge missing.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey and black. Cross-section is roughly rectangular, with apex to back. Surface of front is ground, other surfaces are flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Portion of front is ground, rest of front and sides are flaked, back is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present.