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Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is flaked, some ground areas on back of blade and front cutting edge. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, unfinished.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is semi-circular, front flattened. Surface is lightly bruised, more ground on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Back of butt slopes up towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved, possibly unfinished. Green Hills; Bluff written on proper right side.

Broken adze (fragment of front of adze missing). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised and flaked, bevel is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge not present along with large fragment of front adze missing. "Greenhill Near Bluff" written on back.

Complete stone adze Circular. The surface is bruised with slight grinding on the bevel. The butt is undifferentiated. Bevel is demarcated by two lines, forming a triangular chin. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Complete adze. Basalt. Dark grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, sides slightly reduced. Fragment missing from proper left side of poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. North Beach Bluff written on front and back.

Complete sinker with faint quartered lashing grooves.

Complete adze. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some bruising. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll, front is reduced, more heavily on the proper right. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Bluff written on front. Sticker on front, partially removed; illegible.

Complete unfinished adze. Dark grey stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is bruised with ground areas on the lower blade. The sides of the base of the butt are slightly reduced. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped.

Complete adze. Stone. Black and mid brown. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front and bevel, other areas are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Greenhills; Bluff written on back.

Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove.