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Complete adze. Light brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground and bruised around the butt. There is a reduction in the stone on the front and proper left side of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt and comes to a point with flake scars on the left and right.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised with smooth areas at each end. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade, but the front and back of the butt taper in to meet at a curved blunt edge. The bevel is sharply angled and demarcated from the blade by a curved ridge, and has a straight cutting edge.

Complete adze. Black stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly bruised, with ground areas on the blade and flake scars on the poll and cutting edge. There is a curved shoulder on the front of the blade. The stone is reduced on the front of the butt. The bevel is bruised and demarcated from the blade by a straight line. The cutting edge is flaked and chipped. There is staining from a dried liquid on the front proper left, the left side and the back proper left of the blade.

Complete adze. Brown stone. The cross-section is asymmetrical trapezoid with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised and flaked. The butt is distinguished by a reduction in the sides and shoulders on the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Brown and grey stone. The cross-section is lenticular at the bevel and triangular at the butt. The surface is mostly ground with flake scars. There is some distinction between the butt and the blade, as the sides of the butt have been reduced slightly. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by a small ridge only on the proper right. There is a chip and flaking on the proper left of the bevel and cutting edge. The back of the adze forms an irregular ridge down the length of the blade.

Incomplete adze. Butt and part of blade remain. Butt has a circular cross section, while blade has a mostly rectangular cross section, with slight rounding on front and sides, and slight concaving on back. Surface is ground. Minor differentiations, with slight rounding in apparent on the front. Slight concave shape to what remains of blade.

Incomplete adze, broken in 2, part A and B both pieces of the blade (butt is missing). Red waxy substance on broken edges of adze. Adze cross section is lenticular. Surface is ground, except for flaking on back. Butt not present. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is mostly straight, curves slightly at edges and sharp.

Broken adze, part of blade cutting edge missing. Adze has an oval cross section. Surface is ground on front blade, but becomes more bruised on the back and butt of the adze. Undifferentiated , no distinction between butt and blade. Adze missing a section of the blade and cutting edge on the proper right, while it is chipped on the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Remaining cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Broken adze (blade remaining and lower butt). Stone. Dark grey flecked with black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides reduced forming shoulder. There is a ridge just break. Bevel is demarcated by a line, bevel is concave, cutting edge is sharp and straight. Southland (?) written on front.

Complete adze The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is bruised but the bevel is ground. No differentiation between the blade and the butt, but the sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is mainly continuous with the blade although there is a ridge on the proper left side due to flaking. The cutting edge is oblique and sharp with a chip on the proper left side.

Complete adze, dark grey stone. Lenticular cross-section. Flaked and bruised surface. The butt end is not differentiated from the blade. The bevel is roughly shaped by the flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular.

complete Oval butt with a trapezoidal blade The surface is ground with bruising up the sides and on the front of the butt, with minor flaking at the poll. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a slight reduction from the blade to butt on the sides and front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The bevel is curved. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped.

complete. Rectangular. The surface is ground, with slight flaking. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, sides reduced in a shallow curve, flaring out at the butt to be wider than than the cutting edge. The bevel is continuous with blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp. "Nevis, Central Otago" written on front and back.

Adze roughout. Light grey stone with patches of light brown. The cross-section is irregular. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. Each side of the blade tapers in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is roughly shaped by flake scars. The cutting edge is irregular. There is a "y" written on the front of the blade.

Incomplete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Both back and front portions of adze have bruising. Front of adze has flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade as butt/poll portion has broken off. Bevel has no line/ridge present. This is due to it still possibly being worked. No cutting edge present.

Incomplete Poll/butt cross section - Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Front of blade is bruised with flake scars. Back of blade is also bruised with flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade, as blade/bevel portion is not present. Hard to distinguish whether there would have been distinct shoulder reduction. Blade/bevel portion not present on adze. Appears it has broken off.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Oval Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by very faint line. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp, and rounded.

Complete chert drill point. Mid brown and dark orange in colour. Weathering at proximal and particularly at distal end. Flake scar in proper right side of dorsal surface. Bifacial retouch on proper left and proper right lateral margins, and on proximal and distal ends.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, dark brown. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on front and back, bruising and flaking on sides and poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper before flaring out at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Incomplete Asymmetrical cross-section at poll/butt portion. Both front and back of blade have bruising and flake scars at right portion of shoulder. Differentiation would have been present on complete adze, however blade/bevel portion is missing. Can see a clear reduction in the side to produce shoulder at right portion of butt. Blade is missing from adze. Only adze butt present.