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Mostly complete silcrete blade, the termination is not present. Light brown and light orange colour. Flake scars evident on dorsal surface.

Complete light brown coloured blade. Unifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Complete mica schist file. Dark grey in colour. Cross section is round. Tapered to the distal end.

Incomplete bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Two mostly complete barbs and one broken barb.

Silcrete drill point. Light grey with mid-grey bands.

Seal jaw bone, some broken teeth remaining in natural position.

Top part of a moa skull.

Schist file, broken at the proximal end. Dark grey and silver in colour. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular with rounded corners. Reduced on one side at the distal end and a rounded distal edge.

Broken mudstone file, tapered to a point at one end. One surface has been polished smooth. Light brown in colour.

Complete patu paraoa. Surface is weathered and cracked. Knob at the butt with a projection on one side and a slight indentation on the other. The centre of the handle has two notches on each side. The portion of the handle between these notches and the blade bows out slightly, with diagonal incised marks on the front. Pronounced shoulders where the handle meets the blade.

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with lighter green and light brown inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is squared off, with an irregularly-shaped suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Side edges are straight and then jut at a nearly perpendicular angle to one side. This projection has three large notches on the edge and a hairline crack on one side. Distal edge is smooth and flattened.

Partially manufactured fishhook

Piece of worked moa bone with cut marks along one side edge

Partially manufactured fishhook

Large piece of sandstone used as a grindstone. Three flat, ground surfaces. One side has a single wide, deep longitudinal groove in the centre. Two other sides have multiple shallower grooves and grinding marks. Cortex is present on one side that has not been ground.