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Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of bevel and cutting edge is ground, rest of adze surface is bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge sharp and curved.

Complete roughout Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Too rough to tell. Bevel not present, cutting edge unfinished.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised except for the cutting edge, which is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is almost entirely flaked except for the cutting edge, which is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, side taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on back and front of blade. Proper right side is completely flaked, proper left is flaked until halfway down the blade. Butt is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, bruised on back half of butt. No differentiation between butt and blade, side taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Bruised on the shoulder between the blade and the butt. Bruised on tip of poll as well. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on blade. Butt and sides are bruised. Lots of small flakes are present on front of blade. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced to form small shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is circular. Surface is mostly bruised. Butt is entirely bruised, which extends down the blade. Lower half of blade is ground. Small flake on proper left edge of back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced to form a small shoulder. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and straight, chipped. Larger chip on proper right corner.

Complete adze. Cross-section is square at butt, widening out to rectangular towards blade. Surface is ground, with small patches of bruising. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides tapering towards poll Bevel continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight, with chip missing from proper right. Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is flaked and ground. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is continuous with the blade.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is minor differentiation as the front of the butt reduces towards the poll. The sides also reduce slightly inwards. There is some flaking on the butt. The surface of the bevel is flaked and this indicates the change from blade to bevel. The cutting edge is curved and blunt with flaking along it. On the proper left hand side there is an significant chip.

Complete adze with part of the bevel missing on proper right side. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the butt is bruised and the surface of the blade is mainly ground with some flaking on the back. There is minor differentiation as the back side of the butt tapers in towards the front side at the poll. The bevel is demarcated by an oblique line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp with a few minor chips on the proper left hand side and a large chunk missing on the proper right hand side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground - surface of back is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapering towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight. Present on front and back; West Taieri. Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is mainly ground with flaking on the blade and on the back. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade with the sides tapering off towards the poll. The poll is oblique with the proper left side of the poll being longer than the proper right side. The bevel is demarcated by a minor curved line at the chin and is curved. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp with no chipping.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on blade and circular on butt Surface is ground on the back and flaked and bruised on the front and sides Differentiation between the butt and blade. Front is reduced at shoulders and tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking.

Incomplete adze - blade remaining. Oval at break, lenticular at blade. Ground with flaking around edges and some bruising along bevel. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been reduced smoothly. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner across blade. Cutting edge is straight, rough and blunt.

Complete adze. Asymmetrical at poll, plano-convex at blade with front flattened. Bruised and flaked. Butt has minor differentiation - sides have been reduced and shoulders slightly raised. Bevel demarcated by faint lines running from corners toward centre of blade. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and slightly chipped.

Adze roughout Triangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade tapers towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is blunt, curved and chipped.

Silcrete flake. Light grey and dark grey in colour. Cortex on one surface. Retouch on the distal edge.