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Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly flaked, ground on lower blade with some bruising on lower blade sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll and front slopes towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Waitaki" written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is triangular with apex to front, cross-section becoming trapezoidal with front narrower than towards cutting edge. Surface is ground on lower blade, flaked on other surfaces. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming small shoulder. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "W" written on back. "Waitaki" written on front.

Breccia core, light grey, white, light yellow, and light brown. No cortex present

Slate flake.

Greywacke flake. There is a small amount of retouch around the lateral margin.

Silcrete flake. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin. Portion of light grey area is weathered.

Silcrete flake, with large quartz inclusions.

Silcrete flake. Flake scars on surface.

Silcrete flake.

Silcrete flake. There is weathering on the surface. Bifacial retouch along the lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade with distal end remaining. Mid orange and light orange. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins

Silcrete flake.

Silcrete flake.

Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin. Retouch on ventral surface.

Silcrete flake. There is bifacial retouch on the distal edge, which is wide and curved.

Silcrete flake. There are large flake scars on the proximal end of the dorsal surface. Some weathering at the distal end.

Silcrete flake. There is retouch along the curved lateral margin.

Silcrete flake. Unifacial retouch along the curved lateral margin.

Silcrete flake.