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Complete awl or shellfish picker. Some chipping around where the point projects from the shaft. Manufactured from hollow bone.

Complete bone point.

Mostly complete bone awl, broken and cracked around the proximal end.

Broken bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Broken at both ends.

Fragment of worked bone.

Mostly complete awl, some chipping at tip and proximal end.

Possibly a broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is rough. Blade not present.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing grooves at each end.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove on one side.

Rock core that is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex on the base.

Complete silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid grey in colour. It has a prominent errailure scar near the striking platform and ripples that run down to the termination. There is flaking on the proper right side of the dorsal surface and unifacial retouching on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. The blade has been broken in two but is glues back together. There is a hole near the proximal end that has been filled in with adhesive.

Broken silcrete blade with the distal portion remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour. It has a flake scar on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. There is some minor unifacial retouching on the dorsal side. There is a portion of the cortex on the dorsal side.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground and flaked on the blade and bruised around the butt. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides and back taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Dark brown stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp.

Complete pounamu chisel. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is ground. There is flaking at the poll and on the back, next to the bevel. There is minor delineation between blade and poll, with the sides tapering towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt, with chipping.

Complete straight fishhook point with 3 distinct notches at base. Fishhook appears to have no barbs present.

Complete adze. White and dark grey stone. Surface is ground with flaking on the sides. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides are reduced on the butt and taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is oblique sharp. "Dunedin." inscription.

Complete adze. Light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised around the butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with sides reduced to form shoulders and major reduction in the back of the butt. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is oblique and sharp. "Dunedin" inscription.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on bevel and lower portion of front. Surface is bruised on upper portions of adze. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper to poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, though demarcated by surface change. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, though chipped on the proper right side.