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Fragment of broken worked soapstone, possibly part of a bowl. Chisel and sawing marks evident on one side. Other side is curved and has cut marks visible.

Worked flake. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Flaking on proper right side of back. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken bird spear point on the tip and shaft. There are two barbs and each one has serrations on the top of them. Serrations also cover the side opposite to the barbs. Large groove on the underside of it.

Broken adze (Proper left side of blade remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Proper right side is heavily flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp.

Silcrete core that is dark brown and cream in colour. There is no cortex present.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Bruised and flaked along sides. Slight flaking in the proper left corner of back and bottom edge of front. Sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Areas of back and front have bruising on them. Poll is also bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze Oval cross-section The surface is mostly ground, with some bruising and flaking on the sides and back. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge Is sharp, curved and chipped.

Broken pounamu adze, lower blade remaining. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground with flaking originating from the break. There is bruising on the centre of the back. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Cut length of seal bone, epiphysis on one end.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, flaking present on upper proper right side. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface of front and upper half of back is ground. Large rough area where blade broke off. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Broken adze (unknown fragment). Pounamu. Light green, cream. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface of front and side ground, other sides rough where broken. Tarewai Point written on front.

Chalcedony drill point. Light brown in colour. Weathering on ventral surface. Distal end sharp.

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb, with serrations on both sides of tip, as well as all down the external surface.

Complete adze. Cross section is irregular but roughly rectangular. The surface is ground with some bruising on the sides of the butt. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrically curved, with the proper right side longer. There are numerous short striations along both sides of the cutting edge. There is a rectangular ridge running down the centre of the proper right side, from the cutting edge to the butt.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground. Natural rough areas on butt and sides. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground with areas of natural roughness spread across front and back. Sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.