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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.

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

Broken adze (Unknown fragment remaining) Surface is bruised.

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

Complete adze. Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. The surface is ground with bruising on the sides and around the front of the butt. Butt has major differentiation, shoulders taper in clearly on both sides. The bevel is demarcated by a very faint ridge and the cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a chip on the front proper right.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken patu onewa, butt remaining. Perforation at one end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface on the front is ground. There is a patch of bruising on the lower proper-right side. Surface is ground on the back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Large piece of wax adhered to bottom of roughout. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I written on front.

Broken roughout (blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Butt not present, sides reduce before flaring out again before break. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I written on back.

Roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Neither end of roughout shaped to form butt or blade. Brighton Is. written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I. written on back.

Broken roughout (blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section rectangular. Surface is flaked. Butt not present. Work begun on bevel, cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I. written on back.

Complete roughout. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section trapezoidal, front narrower than back. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, front reduced, slopes down towards poll. Cutting edge and bevel unfinished. Brighton written on back.

Broken roughout (blade remaining). Stone. Brown. Cross-section triangular, with apex to front. Surface is flaked, black residue on sides. Butt not present. Work started on bevel, demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge unfinished.

Complete roughout. Stone. Black. Cross-section triangular, apex to front. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Work started on bevel, cutting edge unfinished. Brighton I written on poll.