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Broken argillite blade, proximal portion remaining. Flake scars on ventral and dorsal surface. Slight retouch on lower right lateral margin on ventral surface.

Silcrete core. Mid grey in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Cream, mid orange, and dark brown in colour. Cortex present on dorsal surface. Retouch on left lateral margin on ventral surface.

Silcrete core. White in colour.

Silcrete core. White in colour.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey and mid orange in colour. Bifacial retouching present along both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark grey and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouching is present on the dorsal face of the proper right lateral margin, and bifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin.

Mostly complete silcrete blade, termination not present. Light grey in colour. Bifacial retouching along the proper left lateral margin, and unifacial retouching on the dorsal face of the proper right lateral margin.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete unfinished adze. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is mostly ground with bruising on the side of the butt. There are grooves in the sides of the butt that distinguish it from the blade. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt.

Complete Trapezoidal blade, Plano-convex (back flattened) butt cross-section. Front of blade is heavily bruised around the poll portion, with minor bruising around the rest of blade. Large flake scar at bevel. Back of blade is bruised with small flake scars on left and right sides. Differentiation between blade and butt. Shoulder is slightly pronounced on blade. Reduction in shoulder is not that significant. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Kete Whiri, a basket woven from an internal base whiri (braid). Woven with natural and dyed brown harakeke (flax) in takitahi pattern (over one, under one) with a flat bottom adaptation. Finished with an external whiri (braid) around the brim before whenu (strands) are trimmed. X2 three ply whiri (braids) have been threaded into the weaving to act as handles.

Piece of worked schist, triangular in shape. Surface is ground with some notable sawing marks on one side. Cutting edge along one side, with a prominent bevel demarcated by a line.

Broken silcrete blade that has the medial portion remaining. It is light brown and cream in colour. There is some flaking on the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion present. It is mid red and cream in colour. There is minor flaking near the proximal end on the dorsal surface. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion present. It is mid grey and light grey in colour. There is flaking near the termination on both surfaces. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin of the dorsal surface and bifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin.

Complete silcrete blade that is dark grey and mid yellow in colour with a dark red section. There is some flaking near the proximal end on the dorsal surface and near the termination on the ventral surface. There is unifacial retouching on both lateral margins of the ventral surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is mid grey and dark grey in colour. The dorsal surface is very flaked. There is no retouching or cortex.

Broken silcrete blade that has the medial portion present. It is mid brown and black in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the dorsal surface and bifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade that has the terminal portion present. It is mid grey and mid brown in colour. There is flaking across the proper left side of the dorsal surface and near the proximal end on the ventral surface.