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Triangular porcellanite flake. Cortex visible at proximal end. Ripples on ventral surface. Retouching on the proper right lateral margin.

Broken and split porcellanite blade, proximal portion and proper right side remaining. Dark brown in colour. Cortex and flake scars on the dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on proper left side lateral margin.

Broken adze (upper blade to butt remaining). Stone. Black and mid grey. Cross-section of butt is circular. Surface of remaining blade is ground, becoming bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder, only shoulder on proper right remaining. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Pillans Beach Papatowai written on back.

Broken adze (fragment of blade remaining). Stone. Black. Surface of back is ground. Butt not remaining. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present. Pillans Beach Papatowai written on back.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is not present. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is square. Surface is ground and bruised. Front and proper right side are reduced to form a point at the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is asymmetric. The surface is bruised with flaking on the proper right. There is minor delineation between the blade and butt with the sides reducing to a point at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with minor chipping.

Chalcedony drill point. Light yellow and cream in colour. Small patch of cortex on the proximal end.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Dark brown and mid pink in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on the left side.

Silcrete drill point. Light grey in colour.

Complete sinker with very faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Broken pounamu chisel, lower blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground on the bevel. There is flaking on the front. There are sawing marks on the proper right. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line. The cutting edge is diagonal, straight and blunt.

Broken pounamu chisel, middle of the blade remaining. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is flaking on both ends, at the breaks. There are light sawing marks on the front corners. The bevel and cutting edge are both flaked off.

Complete adze. Black and grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt. Surface is ground and bruised. Sides are reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Onepoto" inscription.

Complete adze. Green stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked. Front and back are slightly reduced around the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. "Onepoto" inscription.

Broken porcellanite blade, distal portion remaining. Cortex located at the distal end in the dorsal surface. White and light brown in colour.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Light grey in colour.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Black stone. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground and flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface with an indentation in the centre. Cutting edge is sharp and flaked. "Onepoto" inscription.