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Complete sinker with faint transverse lashing groove

Broken curved fishhook point, possibly unfinished.

Incomplete Circular cross-section at butt/poll portion. Both front and back of adze have flake scars and bruising. No differentiation between butt and blade. No bevel present on adze as it has completely broken off. Adze is in half with only poll portion present.

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front (still being worked) Front of adze has a lot of bruising and also has some flake scars. Back of adze also has a lot of bruising with flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade, however butt portion slightly tapers in towards poll. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is rounded and very blunt.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of adze is bruised with flake scars. Back of adze is also bruised with flake scars. Back of poll portion has small deep circular holes too. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt portion slightly tapers in towards poll. Bevel portion is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is on a rounded angle and blunt.

Shank is complete. Shank has been repaired at the base. There are knobs at the head and shank point. Bait knob on lower shank.

Partially manufactured hook. Fishhook tab has been repaired.

Fishhook point is not complete. Broken at base. Fishhook point is straight. Shallow notch at tip.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of adze has bruising and flake scars at poll portion and to the left outer edge. Back of adze also has bruising and flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade, however butt portion tapers in slightly towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated with a distinct ridge. Cutting edge is incomplete with portion broken off.

Incomplete Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of adze has bruising and flake scars. Back of adze has large flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade as only lower bevel portion is present. Poll/butt portion has broken off. Bevel is very rough due to flake scars being present - hard to distinguish lines or ridges. Cutting edge is slightly rounded and very blunt/jagged.

Partially manufactured hook.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove

Complete Trapezoidal cross-section with back narrower than front. Front of adze is mostly ground with bruising around outer edges and poll portion. Back of adze is bruised with grounding at bevel portion. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt slightly tapers in towards poll. Bevel is demarcated with a slight ridge. Cutting edge appears more straight than curved and is sharp.

Incomplete Quadrangular cross-section. Front of adze is ground with flake scars. Back of adze is also ground with bruising and small flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade as poll/butt portion is not present. Difficult to tell whether bevel is continuous on blade as blade/upper portion is broken off at bevel.

Curved bone pendant, broken at the suspension hole.

Unfinished club-shaped stone tool, unclear whether it is an adze or patu. Surface is heavily flaked, especially around the edges. Rounded blade. Tapers toward the butt. Relatively straight along one side.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of adze is bruised with minimal flake scarring, and back of adze is also bruised with flake scarring. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated with ridge - though hard to tell has adze is quite rough. Cutting edge is on an angle and very blunt.

Complete Plano-convex (front flattened) cross-section. Front of adze is very flat and bruised. Back of adze is also bruised but with more distinct flake scarring. No differentiation between blade and butt, however butt portion tapers in towards the poll. Bevel has a ridge due to flake scarring. Cutting edge is slightly rounded and blunt/jagged.

Complete Asymmetrical cross-section. Front of adze is bruised with flake scars. Back of adze is also bruised with flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is rounded and is slightly sharp with chips present.

Complete Plano-convex (front flattened) cross-section. Front of adze (brown/reddish) in colour) has bruising with flake scars around outer edges. Back of adze is also bruised with distinct flake scars. No differentiation between butt and blade, however butt portion tapers in slightly towards the poll. Bevel is demarcated with ridge. Cutting edge is irregular in shape and very blunt.