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Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and ends in a rounded chin. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Large adze flake (back remaining). Stone. Light green. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface of back is ground and rough. Front not remaining, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge appears sharp and curved. Fairfax written on back. Dr Hocken's Collection written on sticker on front. Found at Fairfax near Mr Hane's Station written on sticker.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and flaked with ground areas on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line on the proper right side and flake scars on the left. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and chipped.

Adze roughout. Grey stone with a patch of brown on the back. Diamond cross-section at the butt, trapezoidal with the back flattened at the blade. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated at the sides by flake scars. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and ground. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The stone of the butt is reduced on the back. The bevel is demarcated by an incomplete irregular chin and flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp, asymmetrical and chipped.

Curved complete fishhook point.

Broken adze (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. The width of the blade is fairly uniform from the cutting edge to the broken end.

Complete bone point. One end is finished and smoothed, the other worked to a fine point, the very tip of which is broken off.

Adze roughout. Mid grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by the oblique edge of a flake scar. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and irregular. The length of the blade is concave on the back and convex on the front.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is some reduction in the proper left side of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Bone point, possibly broken at end of shaft. Other end is sharpened to a fine point. There are several large cracks running the length of the point.

One piece fishhook fragment. Head, shank, knob and base are intact. Missing point. Base has notch.

Complete bone point. One end is sharpened into a sharp point, the other is unworked bone ending in the epiphysis.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark brown/black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and has ground areas on the lower blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by flake scars and an irregular line. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised. Bevel of the blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Adze roughout, it is unclear whether it is complete or broken off at the poll end. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section at the bevel end, asymmetrical at the butt. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is roughly shaped with flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Broken point, tip remaining.

Rough out Triangular with apex to front. There are flake scars on front, back and side surfaces. No differentiation between butt and blade.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.