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complete Rectangular with a rectangular but very irregular butt. The surface is largely chipped, with sections of ground on the bevel, side and front. Undifferentiated butt. The bevel is indistinguishable from the blade. The bevel is flat. The cutting edge is curved, sharp but heavily chipped.

Incomplete, butt and part of the blade is present. oval The surface is mostly bruised, with ground surfaces in the sides. There is minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a slight reduction from the blade to butt on the sides and front. The bevel, part of the blade and cutting edge are missing.

Piece of worked wood, rod-shaped with a smooth surface. Oval in cross-section. One end has an elongated knob with a shoulder. Body tapers toward the other end, slightly flared at the edge.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is mostly ground, with some flaking on sides and bruising on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Clinton written on front.

Broken and split silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. White and light grey in colour. Split on both lateral margins with unifacial retouch on one. Weathered at the proximal and distal edges.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised, with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved but heavily chipped. Hinahina written on front.

Complete bone point. Partial epiphysis remaining on the proximal end. Distal end reduced to a fine point.

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid-grey and light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly flaked, some bruising on front and back. Minor differentiation between presumed butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel and cutting edge flaked, unfinished. Pounawea written on front.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid brown and light brown in colour. Flakes along the dorsal surface, at the proximal end and the distal end. There is a lot of glue and other residue on the ventral side.

Complete adze. Basalt. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, some bruising, flaking on sides and butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Broken adze (upper blade and butt remaining). Basalt. Dark grey, light grey, and dark brown. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is flaked, some bruising on back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll.

Complete awl. Epiphysis remaining on one end.

Complete adze. Basalt. Mid green and mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking on back, and bruising on butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front and sides reduced, forming small shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Pounawea written on front.

Complete bone point, manufactured from hollow bone. Distal end reduced to a fine point.

Complete roughout. Basalt. Dark grey and mid grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground on front, flaked on other surfaces. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel, cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (portion of upper butt remaining). Basalt. Mid grey and light grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is bruised on front and proper right side, back flaked.

Hollow seal tooth

Mostly complete shellfish picker or awl. Epiphysis on proximal end, with a short fine needle distal end.

Broken stone adze, lower blade only Circular The surface is bruised with heavy flaking around poll. Undifferentiated butt. The bevel is demarked by a ridge running the whole circumference of the adze. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Large seal tooth, split in half.