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Complete adze. The cross section is asymmetrical but approximately plano-convex with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and ground. There are deep saw marks running through the middle, from the poll to the cutting edge, on both the front and back suggesting the specimen was to be cut in two. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is straight but angular, with the proper left side of the blade shorter than the right. The edge is sharp.

Complete adze Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge only roughly finished. Bevel seems continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Complete adze Asymmetrical at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground in some areas but overall heavily bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation, sides taper toward poll. Proper left side has been more reduced with raised shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a faint horizontal line. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and rough with some chipping.

Stone drill point. Light grey. Reworked on the lateral margins and tapered to a polished point at the distal end.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground, with some bruising on the upper portion of the front, and on the proper left side of the back. There is also flaking on the back of the poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade, the cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green with high translucency. Surface is ground with flaking. Rectangular shape, tapered to a knob at the proximal end, used for suspension. Serrations along the distal end.

Complete stone minnow lure shank. Black with dark gray flecks, ground smooth. Triangular cross section. Perforation at the head, drilled from both sides. Two notches on side edges of the head. Head comes to a point. Tapers toward the base.

Complete stone minnow shank. Dark grey, ground smooth. Triangular cross section. Head comes to a dull point. Tapers toward the base, which has a flattened notch on the top edge.

Complete adze, broken adze The surface is mostly ground but bruised between the butt and blade. Bevel is ground. The bevel is demarcated by a small ridge. The cutting edge is sharp.

Broken, all elements present, chunks appear to be missing from both sides Roughly rectangular, with the narrowing on the sides from the blade to the poll The surface is ground with some chips. No differentiation between the butt and blade. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and somewhat oblique, and chipped. The back has the remains of adhesive and a label

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking and bruising. The butt is differentiated by a reduction of the back towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge, and is chipped on the proper left side. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken adze, blade and cutting edge present. Asymmetrical cross-section The surface is ground and bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and angled.

Complete adze. Trapezoidal cross-section, back narrower than front. The surface is ground with bruising and some unground areas of stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and chipped.

Complete adze. Cross section is rectangular. The surface is mostly ground with some flaking on the back and butt. The butt is undifferentiated with significant flaking on the proper right side. The bevel continuous with the blade. The cutting edge straight and sharp.