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Broken adze roughout, blade and bevel end only. Grey stone. Roughly oval cross-section at broken end, trapezoidal with back narrower than the front at the bevel end. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no butt. The bevel is demarcated by rough flake scars. The cutting edge is straight and chipped.

Complete adze roughout. Grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The bevel is roughly demarcated by flake scars. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rounded rectangular. Surface is ground, though you can see flaking on butt and sides of blade. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Sides reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade and is slightly concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chips on proper left and proper right of cutting edge.

Adze roughout. Grey stone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. There is a reduction in the stone near the top of the blade in a straight line across one side. It is unclear which is front of the adze. There is no obvious bevel. The cutting edge is blunt and flaked. "Y 5" is written on the stone and there is a round piece of paper adhered to it with illegible writing.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone with a layer of white stone on the back. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is roughly flaked with ground areas on the lower blade. The sides of the blade taper inwards towards the poll and taper a fraction more at the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is chipped and curved.

Broken sinker, one half remaining, with faint transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze roughout. Mid grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade on the front. The stone of the butt is reduced on the back. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular flake scar edge. The cutting edge is straight and irregular. The back of the blade is convex.

Complete adze Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. There is bruising on the butt, ground on the blade and some flake scars. There is a straight shoulder and the stone is reduced on the front of the butt The bevel is demarcated by a chin. The cutting edge is sharp, curved and has some chips

Roughout Lenticular cross-section. Flaked and bruised surface There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt, just a very slight narrowing up the full length of the blade The cutting edge is nearly symmetrical and slightly curved. The bevel is irregular and lightly ground

Complete adze. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the lower front and back of the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is smooth and ends in a rounded chin. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is bruised and flaked with ground areas on the blade. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line on the proper right side and flake scars on the left. The cutting edge is straight, oblique and chipped.

Adze roughout. Grey stone with a patch of brown on the back. Diamond cross-section at the butt, trapezoidal with the back flattened at the blade. The surface is flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated at the sides by flake scars. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and chipped.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey stone. Plano-convex cross-section with the front flattened. The surface is flaked and ground. The sides of the butt taper in towards the poll. The stone of the butt is reduced on the back. The bevel is demarcated by an incomplete irregular chin and flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp, asymmetrical and chipped.

Broken adze (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. The width of the blade is fairly uniform from the cutting edge to the broken end.

Adze roughout. Mid grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by the oblique edge of a flake scar. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and irregular. The length of the blade is concave on the back and convex on the front.

Complete unfinished adze. Light grey stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is some reduction in the proper left side of the butt. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised. Bevel of the blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Adze roughout, it is unclear whether it is complete or broken off at the poll end. Grey stone. Quadrangular cross-section at the bevel end, asymmetrical at the butt. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is roughly shaped with flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and chipped.

Rough out Triangular with apex to front. There are flake scars on front, back and side surfaces. No differentiation between butt and blade.