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Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, some flaking on sides, back (particularly bevel), and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Slight reduction of front from flaking at poll end of butt. Bevel is flaked, possibly unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Curve of cutting edge is concave. Sides of blade flare out towards cutting edge. Nuggets Bay. written on front.

Incomplete adze, cutting edge broken off with large scarring on the front. Cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is mostly bruised with flake scars on the butt and a ground area on the lower back of the blade. There is minor distinction between the butt and the blade, as the stone on the sides of the front of the butt are reduced. There is no obvious bevel.

Complete adze. Stone. Light grey, mid grey. Cross-section of blade is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front and edges rounded. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface of front and back of blade is ground, bruising on sides and butt. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment missing from proper right side of cutting edge. Nuggets Bay. written on front.

Complete roughout. Stone. Mid grey, light grey. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is flaked, possibly unfinished, cutting edge is blunt and curved, possibly unfinished. Nuggets Bay. written on front.