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Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked with a ground bevel. There is no distinction between the butt and the bevel. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular oblique line. The cutting edge is chipped.

Mostly complete bone pendant. Worn at the proximal end. Straight, tapering to a point at the distal end.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is mostly flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower blade.

Complete unfinished adze. Light green/grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The length of the adze is concave on the front and convex on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Grey and dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, small ridge at shoulder, front reduced after shoulder, and sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Orepuki written on front.

Curved complete fishhook point.

Complete bone point. One end is finished and smoothed, the other worked to a fine point, the very tip of which is broken off.

Bone point, possibly broken at end of shaft. Other end is sharpened to a fine point. There are several large cracks running the length of the point.

One piece fishhook fragment. Head, shank, knob and base are intact. Missing point. Base has notch.

Complete bone point. One end is sharpened into a sharp point, the other is unworked bone ending in the epiphysis.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown/black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and has ground areas on the lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by flake scars and an irregular line. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken point, tip remaining.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Broken tab, partially manufactured hook.

Complete bone point. One end is worked into a shapened point, the other is unworked epiphysis. There are several longitudinal cracks starting at the worked end.

Broken and unfinished one-piece fishhook. Shank remaining, with unworked knob at head.

Complete unfinished adze. Light brown/grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. There is a slight reduction in the stone on the front sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by two oblique ridges that meet in the centre. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Large complete adze. Light brown stone with dark brown markings. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface mostly bruised with ground areas on the blade and flake scars on the poll. There is a straight shoulder on the front of the blade distinguishing the butt from the blade, and the stone on the front of the butt is reduced. The bevel is straight and demarcated by a protruding chin. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. There are longitudinal cracks, and the bone is very worn. One end is sharpened to a point.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the sides and back, and flaking on the butt. There is a reduction in the stone on the sides of the butt. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a line of bruising and flake scars. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.