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Complete adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Small patches of bruising present on sides. Small flake on top end of back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete nephrite/pounamu cutting tool or pendant. Oxidised rear surface, dark green and light grey inanga variety. Surface is ground smooth with some pitting. Flattened quadrangular in cross section and asymmetrical trapezoid in profile. Cutting edge is sharp and oblique. Deep sawing marks across both sides of the proximal end, creating an elongated perforation in the centre; unclear whether perforation is an intentional suspension hole or just a crack formed by sawing marks intended for tool lashing.

Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical: the proper left side is trapezoidal with the front narrower then the back, the right is ridged by a saw mark and trapezoidal with the back narrower then the front. The surface is ground. There is a transverse groove on the front approximately at the shoulder which may indicate hafting. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on blade, bruised on front and back of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped along cutting edge. "Shag R" written on front. "SR" written on back.

Chalcedony drill point. Light brown and white in colour. Some cortex present. Flake scars present.

Complete light grey chalcedony drill point. Some unifacial retouch along the left lateral margin. Some flake scarring along the edges.

Complete white chalcedony drill point. There is unifacial retouch along the dorsal margins. There also appears to be cortex along the spine of the dorsal surface. Lots of flake scarring along the lateral margins.

A complete light brown chalcedony drill point. Cortex present on both dorsal and ventral surfaces. Flake scarring on the ventral surface.

Complete chalcedony blade. Light brown and white in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, dorsal surface. Cortex present on the dorsal surface.

Complete chalcedony drill point. Mid green and mid brown in colour. Heavy retouch on both lateral margins.

Complete chalcedony blade. Dark grey and light red in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Chalcedony drill point. Light grey and white in colour. Split and retouched along right lateral margin.

Chalcedony drill point. Light grey and light brown in colour. Heavy retouch on dorsal surface. Cortex present on ventral surface.

Chalcedony drill point. Light brown and mid brown in colour. Split along right lateral margin. Bifacial retouch on left lateral margin.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except for areas of natural roughness Undifferentiated between butt and blade, though sides taper towards poll Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, mid grey, light grey, mid brown, cream. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with random bruising on back and sides, bruised on front of butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, slightly oblique. Chipped on proper left side. "Murdering Beach" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The back side is ground, very small patches of natural roughness near the cutting edge on the PR side. Front side has large patches of natural roughness, mostly on the PL side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete pounamu adze. Light green and dark grey. Surface is ground smooth with some bruising on the butt. Tapered to the butt. Sawing mark along the proper right side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Piece of worked nephrite/pounamu, possibly a broken pendant. Mid green kahurangi variety with high translucency. Surface is ground smooth. Three projections remaining, two of which are broken at the ends and the other is rounded. Edges are curved and polished.

Pounamu pendant. Light green inanga variety. Broken proximal end with drill mark on one side indicating an unfinished suspension hole. Distal end pointed.