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Broken length of bone. Broken in many places, it has been repaired around a metal wire that extends out of one end.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, exterior basal notches.

Incomplete adze. Quadrangular. Surface is ground with flaking on sides. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is sharp, straight and heavily chipped.

Incomplete adze. Blade remaining. Plano-convex, front flattened. Surface is ground with bruising on back and flaking on edges. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is smooth, sharp and rounded.

Straight, complete fishhook point with an upper, internal barb that is serrated, serrations below the barb down to the base and serrations from the tip down three quarters of the point after which there are notches to the base.

Incomplete adze. Asymmetrical. Surface is ground with flaking on back and around break. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by straight line. Cutting edge is sharp, curved and slightly chipped.

Complete bone pendant. Suspension hole at the proximal end, coming to a point at the distal end.

Paua shell containing ground kōkōwai (red ochre). Perforation drilled at one end.

Incomplete adze. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight angled line. Cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp. Proper right corner is missing.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Surface is ground with some bruising and flaking. Butt has minor differentiation; sides have been slightly reduced and taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by straight line. Cutting edge is slightly rounded, rough and slightly chipped.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the cutting edge and back, and bruising on the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge has flaked off.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and mid brown in colour. Bifacial retouching on the right lateral margin.

Complete, curved fishhook point. It has serrations on both sides of the fishhook that start at the base and go up until the point.

Complete adze Rectangular. Surface is ground on the front and flaked on the back. Butt has minor differentiation; sides have been slightly reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp. Both sides are bevelled.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and two lower, external notches.

Broken, curved fishhook with the tip missing. It has lower, external notches.

Middle piece of tab

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb. It has lower, exterior basal notches. The base is a lot wider than the point.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and an upper, external barb; both barbs are serrated. There are serrations on the exterior side below the barb until the base which has notches.

Complete stone chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is flaked. The blade has minor demarcation as it tapers towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.