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Complete obsidian blade. Black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface.

Obsidian flake. Black in colour.

Complete pounamu point. Possible drill point. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with faking on the poll. The point is sharp.

Complete inanga pounamu pendant. Cross section is rectangular, coming to a point at the distal end. Suspension hole at the proximal end has been drilled from both sides. The proximal end has some flaking. The point is sharp.

Complete pounamu pendant. Adze shape. The suspension hole in the proximal end has been drilled from both sides. The proximal end has retouching along the poll. There is minor demarcation between poll and blade, with the sides reducing towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. the cutting edge is blunt and curved. There is some chipping along the lateral margins.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking at the poll and on the front. The bevel is demarcated by a curved concave mark. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green, chatoyant with darker green inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. Some reduction at the proximal end, with an off-centre suspension hole drilled from both sides. Straight, coming to a dull point at the distal end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground across most of front and back. Two very small patches of natural roughness are on the front, one on the upper PR side, and one in the lower PL corner. PR side also has a small line of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete Rectangular at butt, trapezoidal blade with back narrower than front. Polished blade, bruised butt. Some flake scarring on blade and butt Major differentiation of butt. Front rounded and pecked. Front and sides reduced. Bevel descends sharply from blade. Slightly curved, sharp cutting edge.

Complete adze. Lozenge. Ground, with some bruising and flaking at the poll end. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a curved line across blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and rounded. Prominent sawing marks down both sides.

Complete adze. Argillite. Light grey, mid blue. Cross-section is rectangular. Surfaces of front and back are partially ground, with bruising on sides and parts of front. Some bruising and flaking on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduces towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, small fragment missing from proper right side of cutting edge. "Milburn" written on front.

partial Quadrangular cross-section. polished blade, with minor flake scarring and very minor bruising Bevel descends sharply from blade very slight curving, bevel almost straight, sharp cutting edge butt broken off, cutting edge slopes of on proper right side possibly due to a chip off

partial Quadrangular cross-section. Consistent bruising, minor flake scarring Bevel descends at a low angle, very slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge butt broken off

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at tip and external notches at base.

Complete, straight minnow lure. The cross-section is triangular. The head has one perforation through the bottom of the head. The base has a reduction towards the top of the base. Complete, straight minnow lure. The cross-section is triangular. The head has one perforation through the bottom of the head. The base has a reduction towards the top of the base.

Silcrete flake. Light grey and mid grey in colour. Weathering present on dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on edges.

Almost complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Light grey and mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on left lateral margin, dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey and mid brown in colour. Split along left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on right lateral margin, dorsal surface. Cortex present on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal end remaining. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on left lateral margin, dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade, distal end remaining. Mid grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, dorsal surface. Weathering present on the snap.