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Broken adze (cutting edge and parts of lower blade not present). Stone. Light green, and silver. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, with some flaking on back and small ground area at poll and bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, sides reduce after shoulder but flare again at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge not present, large flakes missing from front of lower blade. "Waikouaiti" written on front.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, silver. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on other surfaces. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, proper right side reduced around mid blade, before flaring and ultimately reducing towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Waikouaiti" written on front and back.

Complete stairwell stringer (diagonal beam that holds up the steps/treads of the stairwell). One end is diagonally cut, with the end chipped and worn. This end has one nail hole. The opposite end is snapped. The top surface has 7 pairs of nail holes (14 holes total). The whole beam has pest holes sporadically bored into it.

Complete Roughly rectangular blade becoming oval at the butt. Narrowing in the side towards the poll. The surface is ground and chipped. No differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Broken fishhook point fragment, most remaining except head and base. Straight with three remaining barbs. Notches on barbs and cut grooves on front and back.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is ground. There is no differentiation between the but and the blade. The bevel is continuous. The sides are broken and rough. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. On the lower PR side of the back, there is a large patch of bruising that extends almost halfway across the adze and ends at the chin. The top half of the back also has a large patch of bruising. The PR side has a small line of roughness. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, with some bruising on poll and around middle of back, flaked on proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering B" written on back. "Murdering Beach" written on front.

Complete adze. Oval. Surface is ground. The front left proper of the poll and the front right proper corner of the cutting edge has been flaked away. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by a faint line that curves from the right side proper corner of the cutting edge toward the middle of the blade. Cutting edge is straight, sharp and smooth with moderate chipping. Prominent sawing mark down the middle of the back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, mid green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, back and front reduced, but back is reduced more heavily. Poll is reduced in the centre between the proper left and proper right sides. Bevel is demarcated by a faint line, cutting edge is blunt and curved."Waikouaiti" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground down front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. "Warrington" written on front and back.