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Adze roughout. Previously broken in two pieces and has been glued back together. Green-grey stone. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is heavily flaked. No differentiation between the butt and blade. There is no obvious bevel. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking.

Complete adze. The cross-section is rectangular. The surface is ground. There is no major differentiation between the butt and the blade, just a slight reduction of the sides towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp.

Complete adze. The cross-section is trapezoidal with the front narrower than the back. The surface is mainly ground except for the bevel and the front of the blade. There is major differentiation between the butt and the blade as there are raised shoulders and a reduction of the front of the blade towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp but has one chip in the middle.

Broken straight fishhook point, base remaining. External notches on lower base.

Complete side-hafted adze. Greywacke. Light grey, mid grey, white. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is asymmetrical. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, heavily reduced on proper right side. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, heavily chipped. "Murdering Bch. Moa hunter" written on front.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Blade, bevel, and cutting edge are not present. "Kaikorai Mouth" inscription.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Grey and brown stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground and flaked. Differentiation between the butt and blade with sides tapered towards the poll. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Kaikorai Mouth" inscription.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Grey stone. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Blade, bevel, and cutting edge are not present. "Kaikorai Mouth" inscription.

Broken adze, blade remaining. Grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt is not present. Bevel is demarcated by flake scars. The cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Kaikorai Mouth" inscription

Broken curved fishhook, midsection remaining. Notches on external side of fragment.

Complete needle. Sharp at both ends. There is a long, sawn eye in the middle of the needle.

Mostly complete blade, distal portion remaining. Light grey, light brown and light red in colour. Dorsal surface has many flake scars. There is unifacial retouch on the dorsal side of the proper right lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown and light orange in colour. There is weathering on the distal proper left lateral margin. There is bifacial retouch on the proper left lateral margin, and unifacial retouch on the ventral proper right lateral margin.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green and mid green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, though is heavily chipped, with large fragments on cutting edge missing. "Warrington" written on front and back.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section of blade trapezoidal with back narrower than front, and cross-section of butt is oval. Surfaces of front blade/lower butt, lower sides and bevel are ground. Surfaces of back blade, back butt and upper butt are bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced forming shoulder. Ridge on mid-butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp curved and very chipped. Mataura written on front.

Partially broken sinker with deep transverse lashing groove. Part B, 1x mammal bone, possibly marine mammal.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove. Part B: 1x mammal bone

Unidentified curved piece of fishhook.

Complete bone minnow shank lure. Perforation drilled from both sides at the head, which is tapered to a point. Base has three cut marks on one side. Triangular cross section.