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Complete toggle. Finished at both ends. Single perforation through centre.

Complete tattoo chisel. Sides of chisel reduced until shoulder, which comes out at right angle, making hafting end as wide as cutting end. Latitudinal striations on hafting end.

Split rock blade, split on the left lateral margin. Dark purple and mid grey in colour. Bifacial retouch on the right lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on the dorsal surface of the left lateral margin.

Broken. The cutting edge has been chipped away, the remainder of the lithic is present Butt is triangular with the blade narrowing to the front. The blade is trapezoidal with the blade narrowing to the front. The surface is mostly flaked, with most scarring concentrated around the butt and sides. The front of the blade, bevel and parts of the side are ground. Minor differentiation between the blade and the butt, reducing down from the front of the blade to the front of the butt. The bevel is indistinguishable from the blade. The bevel is slightly convex. The cutting edge has been chipped away.

complete Trapezoidal with the front wider than the back. The surface is mostly ground with some light bruising towards the poll, and fairly significant chips on the back. The blade is continuous with the butt. The bevel is slightly convex and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, but lightly chipped.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Dark grey stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Major differentiation between butt and blade with front reduced to form a ridge. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Taieri Mouth." inscription.

Complete adze. Mid-green pounamu. Surface is ground with bruising on proper left side and sawing marks on proper right side. Reduction on proper left side of butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Milton." inscription.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Surface is ground with bruising on proper left side and sawing marks on proper right side. Cross section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved, sharp, and chipped. "Milton" inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface and a concave indentation in the centre. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. "Milton." inscription.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Light grey stone. Surface is ground on front and bruised on back. Cross-section is rectangular. Back of the butt is reduced. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Milton." inscription on the front.

Complete adze. Dark green stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back and a slightly concave indentation along the back side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Milton" inscription on front.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Green stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides taper toward poll. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Milton." inscription.

Complete adze, broken in three parts on the blade and glued back together. Black stone. Surface is ground on the front and on the back blade and bruised around the butt and part of the back of the blade. Cross-section is rectangular on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form a ridge and shoulders. Back of the blade has also been reduced to form a concave indentation from the top of the bevel to the shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Milton." inscription on front.

Broken and split silcrete blade, medial portion and proper right lateral margin remaining. Light brown in colour.

Split silcrete blade, proper left lateral margin remaining. Light grey and white in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Light brown and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch present on both lateral margins on the ventral side.

Broken and split silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining and lower proper left lateral margin not present. Unifacial retouch present on proper left lateral margin on ventral side.

Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and mid grey in colour. Unifacial retouch present on one lateral margin on the dorsal side.

Mostly complete porcellanite blade, termination not present. Dark brown in colour. Bifacial retouch present on one the proper left lateral margin.

Broken porcellanite blade, medial portion remaining. Dark brown in colour. Bifacial retouching present on both lateral margins.