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Complete pounamu gouge. Dark green. Surface is ground. Tapered at both ends. One end has a sharp edge and a bevel on each side one of which is demarcated by a line. The other end has a chipped edge, with a bevel on one side. A sawing mark runs the length of the gouge on one side.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety with high translucency at the distal end and chatoyant bands. Surface is polished. Proximal end edge is squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Distal end is tapered to a point.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical. Surface is flaked and bruised Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper in to the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is jagged and sharp.

Porcellanite flake. Light brown and mid orange in colour. There is water-rolled cortex on the dorsal surface.

Chalcedony flake. Light grey, white and dark brown in colour. Water-rolled cortex present.

Complete chalcedony blade. Mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the proper right lateral margin, on the ventral side.

Chalcedony flake. Mid orange and white in colour. Cortex present.

Chalcedony flake. Light grey in colour.

Chalcedony flake. Mid grey and dark grey in colour.

Chalcedony flake. Light grey, white and light orange in colour. Cortex present.

Chalcedony flake. Light brown and cream in colour. Cortex present.

Chalcedony flake mid brown in colour. Lots of flake scars on both distal and ventral surfaces.

Chalcedony flake. White in colour.

Broken chalcedony blade, proximal portion remaining. Cream, white, and light yellow in colour. There is bifacial retouch on the proper right lateral margin.

Porcellanite flake. Mid grey and white in colour.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with high translucency at the distal end. Surface is ground with peck marks. Cross section is lenticular. Tapered from the centre to the proximal end. Ends are rounded. Off-centre suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled mostly from one side.

partial Quadrangular diamond cross-section consistent. polished surface, minor flake scarring and bruising from butt break off presumably. Saw marks on front and back Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade. Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right diamond shaped cross section

fragment Quadrangular cross-section consistent. polished bevel, flake scarring on edges, very minor bruising on blade Bevel descends on a very low angle from blade (only partially complete). Sharp cutting edge. Cutting edge slopes off towards proper right blade splinter fragment with bevel

Complete Rectangular cross-section. Front of blade is ground. Bottom left portion has flake scars present. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is curved and blunt.

complete Quadrangular cross-section consistent. part polished, heavy flake scarring no distinct differentiation of butt, continuation of quadrangular shape Bevel descends on a medium angle from blade. Slight curving, medium sharp cutting edge entire adze is slightly curved up