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Broken Silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Dark grey in colour.

Silcrete flake.

Brown/translucent rock core. Cortex located on the lateral right and left margins.

Tooth, possibly seal, severely weathered. Some enamel remaining, with tooth tip worn down and internal structure exposed. Surface of root is split and flaking.

Complete sinker with shallow transverse lashing groove.

Complete sinker with shallow diagonal lashing groove.

Burnt ivory pendant, broken at each end. Curved with drill mark at the proximal end, indicating a broken suspension hole.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Broken pounamu pendant, proximal end remaining. Dark green and black. Circular cross section. Surface is ground smooth. A piece was previously broken off and glued back together. Reduction at the proximal end, with a suspension hole and a rounded edge.

Complete pounamu gouge. The cross section is circular. The surface is ground with flaking on the the poll. There is a sawing mark originating at the poll. The gouge is bevelled on both sides, demarcated by curved lines. The cutting edge is straight and sharp, with chipping.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Light green, mid green. Cross-section is lenticular. Surfaces of front lower blade and bevel are ground, flaked on back and front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by surface change from ground to flaked. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Chipped on proper left side of cutting edge.