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Complete stone adze. Dark grey and dark brown in colour. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Cross section is rectangular. Butt is differentiation from the blade by bruising and reduction on the sides and back. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is curved and sharp but chipped.

Broken slate knife, proximal end remaining. Broken along cutting edge and chipped on one side. Surface is ground, with faint scratches. The haft is flat.

Broken slate knife, proximal end remaining. Knife is broken along lower cutting edge, though one side has a slight bevel is sharpened, possibly reworked. Haft end is flat. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking towards haft end.

Complete stone adze. Light green in colour. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt and sides. Cross section is trapezoidal with rounded corners. Butt is differentiation from the blade by reduction on the front of the butt, tapering toward the poll. Bevel is curved and demarcated by a change in surface. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Mostly complete stone adze, small part of butt not present. Light grey in colour. Cross section is rectangular. Surface is ground and flaked, with some bruising on the sides of the butt. Minor differentiation between the butt and blade, with sides slightly reduced to form shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by an irregular line. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Silcrete drill point. Light grey.

Broken mudstone file, tapered and broken at each end. Light brown in colour. Lenticular cross section. Surface is ground and side edges are rounded.

Schist file, broken at the proximal end. Light grey and silver in colour. Proximal edge has a groove in the centre.

Dark grey schist file, tapered to point at one end.

Complete ko (digging stick). The square shaft tapers towards the grip. The grip is an asymmetrical, circular handle. The distal end comes to a blunted point. Approximately 35cm from the distal end, a footrest has been attached. The footrest is attached with three nails. The connecting surface of the footrest has an ornimetal arrowhead pointed towards the distal end.

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.

Broken shark tooth pendant. Broken drilled suspension hole at the root. Sides of the root are straight, with natural serrations along the sides of the tooth.

Small ring of worked dentalium shell used as a necklace bead. Three grooves around the sides.

Small ring of worked dentalium shell, used as a necklace bead. Three grooves around the sides, small piece of one side broken off.

Oval piece of sandstone, used as a grinding and filing tool, with straight grooves across one surface.

Broken patu paraoa, butt of handle remaining. Large perforation through centre of butt, with two carved projections coming off at the end, one complete and the other broken. The complete projection has four drill marks, one on either side and two along the top.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination is not present. Mid-grey and light brown colour. Multiple flake scars on the dorsal surface. Bruising on the platform. Bifacial retouch on both surfaces and both lateral margins.

Chalcedony core cream and light pink in colour. Cortex on both the distal and ventral margins. Unifacial retouch on the distal end.

Incomplete silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Dark grey in colour.

Complete dark brown porcellanite drill point.