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Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front, slightly more rounded on butt. Surface of blade is ground, very lightly bruised on butt. Major differentiation between blade and butt, front and sides taper to a second shoulder, then continue reducing till poll end. Bevel is concave, demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove only visible on lateral margins.

Chalcedony drill point. Light grey in colour. Cortex on proximal end, and a little down one lateral margin.

Complete adze. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked and bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides slightly tapered towards the poll. Lower blade has broken off, and there is no obvious bevel or cutting edge. "Papanui Inlet" inscription.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Oval Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by very faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and rounded.

Incomplete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is ground with flake scar. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade is broken vertically. Only bevel portion is present. Bevel is continuous. Cutting edge curved and slightly sharp.

Silcrete flake. Dark brown and mid brown in colour. Bifacial retouch on the proximal end.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some bruising and flaking. There are scars running diagonally across the front, from the middle on the proper right side towards the butt on the proper left side. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is straight, blunt and chipped.

Unfinished, repaired adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: approximately rectangular, with the proper left side thinner than the proper left side, and the blade end thinner than the butt. The surface is predominantly bruised with some flaking on both sides of the cutting edge, along the edge of the blade on the proper right side, and across the back of the butt. Minor differentiation of the butt by the flaking on the back. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge created by flaking. The cutting edge is curved and blunt. The adze has broken diagonally across the blade and been glued back together. Excess glue is visible along the join.

Broken adze (everything but cutting edge remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, proper right side is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Cutting edge not present.

Broken chisel, distal portion remaining. Cross-section is triangular, with apex towards the top of blade. Surface is mostly ground, with flaking on sides. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Cream and mid grey in colour.

Adze roughout. Grey and brown stone. Surface is flaked. Cross-section is lenticular. Sides are reduced around the butt. Bevel is demarcated by a change in colour and surface. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "McKays Ground Papanui Inlet" inscription

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove and quartered lashing groove that is deep at two points and very faint at other two.

Silcrete flake. Mid brown and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with a faint transverse lashing groove.

Adze roughout. Black stone. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Reduction around the butt with the sides tapered towards the poll. There is no obvious bevel and the cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Onepoto" inscription.

complete Oval The surface is ground with some bruising. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is flat and distinguishable from the blade by a faint line. The cutting edge appears sharp and curved but is heavily chipped.