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Broken porcellanite blade with the distal end remaining. Light grey and light purple in colour.

Complete, silcrete blade. Cream and light grey in colour. Cortex on the proper right side of the longitudinal ridge of the ventral side. Large flake scars on the ventral side.

Broken silcrete blade. Proximal end remains. It is light brown in colour. Dorsal surface contains a lot of flake scars. Unifacial retouch on dorsal right side.

Complete roughout (adze in two pieces, now fixed). Stone. Mid green, light grey, light brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced at end and slopes down towards poll, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a ridge at chin, flaked and unfinished. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, also unfinished. Papatowai written on front and back.

Broken adze (fragment where blade meets butt remaining). Stone. Black, light grey. Cross-section is oval on butt side, more rectangular on blade side. Surface of blade portion is ground, bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and proper side reduced forming shoulder. Proper left side of adze has been completely ground down. Papatowai written on front and back.

Broken adze (upper blade to butt remaining). Stone. Dark grey, light grey. Cross-section of butt is rectangular. Cross-section of blade is oval. Surface of front blade is ground. Other surfaces are flaked. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Papatowai written on front.

Unknown fragment of adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Papatowai written on 2 sides.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface.

Broken fishhook tab, drill marks on surface.

Complete, curved shank with an interior, upper knob and an upper exterior knob on the head.

Complete sinker with partial shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with shallow quartered lashing groove

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Incomplete Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of adze has bruising at flake scars and bottom and top portions. Back of adze has bruising also and distinct flake scarring. No differentiation between blade and butt as butt/poll portion has broken off. Bevel is not very distinct and appears continuous on blade. Cutting edge is rounded and very blunt.

Fishhook Point Fragment broken at tip. Fishhook Point Fragment is curved.

Partially manufactured fishhook