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Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is oval, the cross section of the butt is circular. The surface is predominantly bruised. The bevel and the lower front section are ground. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade, but is demarcated by its ground surface. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Broken fishhook fragment, unidentified portion remaining. Mostly straight with four perforations.

Broken curved fishhook point, base remaining.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove. There is another shallow groove that meets the transverse groove at a right angle but does not wrap around the entire mahe.

Complete adze. The cross section is rectangular. The surface is predominantly ground with some on the sides and poll. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is demarcated by a line at the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, but chipped.

Broken adze, fragment remaining. The cross section is now asymmetrical but appears to originally have been rectangular. The finished surface is ground, the broken surface is hipped. The butt is absent. The bevel and cutting edge are absent.

Silcrete flake. There is unifacial retouch on both lateral margins and the distal end on the ventral surface.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, with some flaking on sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Front of poll end of butt slopes down. Bevel is continuous with blade, though is demarcated by surface, where it changes. Bevel is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground, flaking on poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front and sides slightly reduced. Poll has notch cut into it. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left side of cutting edge.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of butt oval. Surface is ground Major differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced. Back of butt slopes up towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade and is concave. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left and proper right sides.