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Broken adze (proper left side of butt not present). Pounamu. Mid green, light green. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some bruising on proper left side. Sawing mark down proper right side. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, proper left side of butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Murdering Beach" written on front.

Complete adze Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is bruised throughout Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and heavily chipped throughout Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered Bevel and cutting edge are not present, heavy flaking

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground Butt undifferentiated. Bevel demarcated by strong horizontal line across blade. Cutting edge straight, smooth and blunt.

Unidentified fishhook fragment that could possibly be a tab. Groove present at bottom portion running horizontally.

Pounamu pendant. Mid-green with black inclusions. Surface is ground. Broken suspension hole drilled from both sides at the proximal end. Tapering to a point at the distal end.

Broken straight fishhook point, mid and base remaining. Notches at external base.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light brown in colour.

Large white stone flake, flake scars on the ventral surface. Missing the distal point.

Light yellow and white silcrete flake, reuse on the left lateral margin on the ventral surface

Silcrete flake, dark red and mid grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.

Black obsidian flake.

Broken adze. Blade portion, butt and poll not present. Oval Cross-section. The surface is ground with bruising and flaking on the sides. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and lightly chipped

Silcrete flake. Mid orange, light grey and mid grey in colour. Flake scars on surface. Small amount of cortex.

Obsidian flake. Surfaces featuring many flake scars.

Quartzite flake, possibly drill point.

Silcrete flake. Dark grey in colour. Split along one edge. Weathering along one edge.

Chalcedony core. White and cream in colour. There is cortex at the proximal end.

Silcrete flake. Light grey and light brown in colour. Unifacial retouch along lateral margin.

Chert flake. Red in colour.