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Complete adze. Stone. Black and light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of front is ground, back and sides are ground with areas of flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Mid-green pounamu. Surface is ground with bruising on proper left side and sawing marks on proper right side. Reduction on proper left side of butt. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Milton." inscription.

Complete adze. Dark green pounamu. Surface is ground with bruising on proper left side and sawing marks on proper right side. Cross section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved, sharp, and chipped. "Milton" inscription.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a change in surface and a concave indentation in the centre. Cutting edge is straight and sharp but flaked. "Milton." inscription.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Light grey stone. Surface is ground on front and bruised on back. Cross-section is rectangular. Back of the butt is reduced. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Milton." inscription on the front.

Complete adze. Dark green stone. Surface is ground. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back and a slightly concave indentation along the back side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Milton" inscription on front.

Broken adze, butt remaining. Green stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Sides taper toward poll. Bevel and cutting edge are not present. "Milton." inscription.

Complete adze, broken in three parts on the blade and glued back together. Black stone. Surface is ground on the front and on the back blade and bruised around the butt and part of the back of the blade. Cross-section is rectangular on the butt and trapezoidal on the blade, with back narrower than front. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form a ridge and shoulders. Back of the blade has also been reduced to form a concave indentation from the top of the bevel to the shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a curved ridge. Cutting edge is slightly curved and sharp. "Milton." inscription on front.

Complete adze. Grey stone. Surface is bruised. Cross-section is rectangular. Differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced to form a ridge and shoulders. Bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge. Cutting edge is not present due to flaking. "Near Milton" inscription.