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Fragment of an adze roughout. Black stone. Surface is flaked with some smooth sides.This piece is so roughly shaped it is impossible to tell which part of an adze it might be.

Complete roughout adze. Dark grey stone. Irregular trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The front of the blade is convex and the back is concave. The bevel is demarcated from the blade by an irregular line. The cutting edge is flaked and blunt.

Roughout of adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked. The butt is differentiated from the blade by a reduction of the stone on the back. The blade narrows from the cutting edge to the poll. The bevel is roughly flaked and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and irregular.

Roughout of adze, grey stone. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface of the adze is roughly flaked.There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The blade tapers in from the cutting edge up to the poll. There is no obvious bevel and the cutting edge is blunt.

Roughout of an adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. It is unclear which part of an adze this is, or which end is which, as the overall shape is of an asymmetrical rectangular brick.

Roughout of adze, grey stone. Irregular rectangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. There is no obvious butt or bevel, and no cutting edge. Both ends of the adze are blunt.

Broken roughout of adze, blade and bevel only. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked. This piece appears to be only the bevel and lower blade so there is no butt. Both sides of the blade are roughly shaped and an obvious bevel cannot be identified. The cutting edge is irregular and sharp.

Roughout of an adze. Dark grey stone with a layer of pale stone on the back. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised on the pale stone. The butt is differentiated from the blade by a reduction in the proper right side, but it is straight from the poll to the cutting edge on the proper left side. The bevel is narrow and demarcated from the pale blade by its colour and an irregular ridge. The cutting edge is asymmetrical and roughly shaped.

Roughout of adze, grey stone. Rectangular cross-section. The surface is roughly flaked. The width of the blade tapers in from the cutting edge up to the poll, but there is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. There is a very roughly shaped bevel and the cutting edge is irregular and sharp.

Roughout of adze. Grey stone. Asymmetrical rectangular cross-section. The surface is flaked. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. The bevel is demarcated by an irregular and curved ridge. The cutting edge is very asymmetrical.

Roughout of adze, possibly broken at one end. Dark grey, stone. Irregular cross-section. The surface is flaked with a smooth unworked section on the front. There is no butt and no bevel or cutting edge.

Broken roughout of adze, it appears to be the blade and bevel only. Grey stone. Asymmetrical cross-section. The surface is flaked but smooth at broken end. There is no butt. The bevel is continuous with the blade and slopes towards a sharp irregular cutting edge.