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Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is mostly ground, brusing and flaking on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to form small shoulder. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Blade is sharp and straight, chipped.

Complete adze. Black stone. Thin rectangular cross-section. The surface is mostly bruised, with ground areas on the blade, and flaking on the sides. 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 bevel is made distinct by its smooth surface. The cutting edge is straight and sharp with a chip on the proper right. "3-3-39" is written on pencil on the front of the blade.

Complete silcrete blade that is mid brown and mid grey in colour. It has a prominent errailure scar near the striking platform and ripples that run down to the termination. There is flaking on the proper right side of the dorsal surface and unifacial retouching on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. The blade has been broken in two but is glues back together. There is a hole near the proximal end that has been filled in with adhesive.

Broken silcrete blade with the distal portion remaining. Light grey and light brown in colour. It has a flake scar on the proper right side of the dorsal surface. There is some minor unifacial retouching on the dorsal side. There is a portion of the cortex on the dorsal side.

Incomplete silcrete blade distil portion remaining. White and light pink in colour.

Incomplete silcrete blade medial portion remaining. Mid brown in colour. Liken present on the ventral surface.

Complete silcrete blade. Light brown in colour. Liken present on the dorsal surface.

Incomplete silcrete blade distil portion remaining. White in colour. Bifacial liken present on both lateral margins.

Silcrete flake. Dark brown in colour.

Incomplete silcrete blade distil portion remaining. White in colour.

Piece of worked schist, use unknown, possibly a grinding stone. Flat on both sides and tapering toward one end.

Large piece of Kuri (dog) skin with remnants of muka (flax fiber) thread stitching on one side. Poor condition with holes from ? Previous pests.

complete Circular butt, trapezoidal blade. Bruised butt with a ground blade which is slightly chipped. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade narrows down from the sides, with reductions forming a distinct shoulder on the front and front sides of the blade. The bevel is distinguishable from the blade by a very clear ridge. The bevel is slightly convex. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

complete Oval butt, trapezoidal blade. The surface is mostly bruised with ground bevel and front and back of the blade. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade narrows slightly into the butt on the sides. Butt is longer than the blade and is difficult to distinguish on the back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The Bevel is flat. The cutting edge is sharp and curved, with a small chip.

complete Rectangular at the blade becoming oval at the butt. The surface is mostly ground with some bruising on the front and one side. There are several chips missing. Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade, blade narrows towards the butt. The bevel is distinguishable from the blade by a slight line. The bevel is straight. The cutting edge is slightly curved, sharp but lightly chipped.

Complete patu rakau. The butt has a knob with a projection on one side. Handle is tapered to the proximal end. A longitudinal ridge runs down the centre of the patu on one side, from the butt to the distal end of the blade. Shoulders where the butt meets the blade, demarcated by two curved carvings, meeting at the longitudinal ridge. Blade is elongated, tapering to a rounded point at the distal end. Perforation at the distal end of the blade, drilled from both sides. Sides edges of the blade are heavily chipped and weathered.

Complete wooden bowl. Lenticular shape with steep sides and flattened lenticular base. One end tapers to a rounded spout that is flush with the rim of bowl. The other end is broken. Interior is charred in centre of base and part of the sides.

Rock flake. Dark red and mid red in colour. Unifacial retouching on both lateral margins.

Silcrete flake. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Cortex present on one surface.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, back narrower than front. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground, sides of butt bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides heavily reduced, but flare out again at poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.