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Complete (glued together, however bevel portion missing) Bevel portion is missing so cannot identify cross-section. Poll cross-section is circular. Both back and front portions of adze are bruised with minimal flake scarring. Bevel/lower portion of adze is missing, however attempts to glue what was left of the adze have been glued back together. No differentiation between butt and blade, however poll portion is narrow and pointed. No bevel present on adze.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised with ground areas on the blade. The front of the butt is bruised. The bevel is smooth and is demarcated by an irregular line of flake scars. The cutting edge is sharp and curved with a large chip on the proper right.

Complete adze. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground. There is a patch of clear, shiny substance adhered to the back. The butt is differentiated by a flattening of the back and a reduction of the front from the shoulder to the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a ridge at the chin. The cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is heavily chipped. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised, with some flaking. Minor differentiation between butt and what remains of blade, sides reduced just after break. Blade not present. Southland written on front.

Broken roughout (lower blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular, slightly rounded. Surface is flaked and bruised. Butt not present. Bevel is flaked and unfinished, cutting edge is curved and sharp. Southland written on front.

Broken roughtout (lower blade remaining). Stone. Black and light grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is flaked, with some bruising. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished, though edge is curved. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface of front and cutting edge is ground, other surfaces bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by surface change. Cutting edge is sharp and straight with some chipping. Southland written on back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground with flake scars on front and sides. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front slopes slightly towards poll, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is chipped off. Southland written on front.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly flaked, with some ground areas. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Southland written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is lenticular. Surface is ground with some flake scars. Butt not present. Bevel continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. Small chip on proper left. Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is mostly ground with some flaking. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Proper right of poll reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. One chip mid-cutting edge. Southland written on front.