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Complete adze Cross-section is semi-circular Surface is bruised with some ground on front of blade Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides are reduced to form shoulder. Front and back are tapered towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and semi-circular on the butt Surface is bruised Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides are tapered toward the poll and front is reduced Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is ground with flaking on sides and around butt Minor differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered toward the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is lenticular Surface is ground with bruising on sides and around butt Differentiation between butt and blade; sides are tapered toward the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front Surface is flaked with some grounding on front of the blade and on bevel There is a reduction in the front of the butt. Bevel is narrow and continuous with the blade. The blade is tapered towards the cutting edge, which is curved and flaked

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular Surface is bruised and flaked with some grounding near cutting edge Sides of the butt are tapered toward the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and flaked

Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical on blade and circular on butt Surface is ground with bruising around butt and on proper right side Major differentiation between the butt and blade on proper left side, which is reduced. No differentiation between butt and blade on proper left side. Indentation on the front of butt at the shoulder Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved to the proper left side but straight on proper right. Blade is wide and flat on proper right side.

Complete stone blade. Dark grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins. Polished longitudinal ridge and distal portion.

Broken rough-out (Blade remaining) Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (upper butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey, light grey, dark brown, light brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised, some flaking. Edge where broken from rest of adze very smooth. Pounawea Isd. written on front.

Broken adze (poll end of butt remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, back flattened. Surface is bruised, ground on back, some flaking at poll. Pounawea Is. written on back.

Broken adze (Unknown fragment remaining) Surface is bruised.

Broken adze (unknown portion). Stone. Mid grey and mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on 2 sides, flaked on 1 side, and bruised on 1 side. Pounawea Is. written on one side.

Broken rough-out (Butt remaining.) Cross-section triangular. Surface is mostly flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

Broken adze (fragment of butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey, and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, some flaking. Pounawea Is. written on front.

Broken adze (portion of butt remaining). Stone. Black, mid grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is rough on broken edges, bruised on other surfaces. Pounawea written on broken side.

Unfinished adze. Triangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. Dark grey stone with white specks. There is a reduction in the stone at the front of the butt, and a roughly pointed shoulder. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is narrow and irregular.

Complete sinker with three shallow parallel lashing grooves and one shallow lashing groove around the perimeter.

Broken Silcrete blade. The medial portion is present. Grey and white in colour. Bifacial retouch on both ventral and dorsal sides.

Complete silcrete blade. Dark brown in colour. There is a lot of chipping towards the proximal end of the blade. Medial side has slight unifacial retouch.