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Large stone anchor. Irregular cross-section, flattened on the back with a large, deep groove running around the middle of the punga. There are two short grooves running parallel to this on the back, while there is long parallel groove on the front. The surface of the punga is rough.

Complete argillite knife. Cutting edge is blunt and chipped, with larger segment missing from middle. Both surfaces are ground with bruising. Haft is very flaked.

Mostly complete slate knife, with chip missing. Cutting edge is sharp. Both surfaces are ground and slightly bruised.

Complete adze. Mid green and grey pounamu. Surface is ground with sawing marks on sides. Cross section is rectangular. Small part of poll appears to be broken off. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is chipped.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Mid grey and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouching present on the dorsal surface along both lateral margins

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Light grey in colour. Unifacial reworking present on the ventral surface along both lateral margins.

Silcrete core. Mid grey in colour

Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouching present on the dorsal surface of the proper right lateral margin.

Silcrete core. Light grey in colour

Broken adze (butt and upper blade remaining). Cross-section roughly rectangular. Surface is mostly ground with some bruising and flaking on sides and back of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "P" written on back, "Pareora" written on front.

Worked pounamu. The cross section is lenticular. The surface is lightly ground on the front and on the roughed out bevel. There is flaking around the sides and on the back.

Broken adze (poll end remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground on front and back, with bruising on sides. Sides of fragment taper towards poll. "P" written on back. "Pareora" written on front.

Broken adze (fragment of lower blade). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface ground on front, bruised on back and sides. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge not present. "Pareora" written on front.

Piece of worked pounamu, ground on three sides, other surfaces are broken and bruised. One side is worked at an angle, possibly the bevel of an adze?

Broken sinker, fragments missing from one side and end, with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with faint quartered lashing grooves.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu Surface is ground with sawing marks on proper left side and on front shoulder. Cross section is rectangular. Tapered toward the poll. Bevel on both front and back, both demarcated by line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Mostly complete kawakawa pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green and dark green chatoyant bands running diagonally length of pendant. Surface is ground and flaked. Reduced at the proximal end, with a suspension hole. One side edge is straight with a notch or flake missing at the proximal end. The other side edge is curved and has a large notch and a projection, possibly unintentional and caused by a flake breaking off. Distal end has a sharp edge similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel demarcated by a curved line on one side.

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green with a band of black and silver running diagonally across the centre. The distal end is reduced on one side below the band. Surface is ground and flaked with chipping on some of the edges. Proximal end has a very small suspension hole and a notch at the top and one side, possibly indicating an animal or human face. Side edges are straight and the distal end is squared off.