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Bone bird spear point, broken at the tip. Single barb. Notches along sides.

Broken bone point or shellfish picker. Sharpened distal end remaining. Cracked at the proximal end.

Complete straight fishhook point. Internal barb at point. Notches at base

Complete straight fishhook point. Point widens at base, with external notches

Broken awl or shellfish picker. Sharpened distal end remaining, broken at the proximal end. Manufactured from hollow bone.

Broken bone point or shellfish picker. Sharpened distal end remaining, manufactured from hollow bone.

Broken (Parts of the blade and bevel are present) rectangular?. The surface is ground. The butt is not present. The bevel appears flat and is distinguishable from the blade by a clear curved ridge. The Cutting edge is missing. The Adze appears to have shattered and the remaining pieces glued together. There are a lot of cracks.

Repaired adze roughout. The cross section is rectangular. The front surface is bruised, the back and sides are flaked. The adze has been broken in two lenghtways, and repaired. There is a visible join around the centre of the adze, and some exposed adhesive along the join at the back. There is a small, rectangular piece of paper adhered to the front. The butt is undifferentiated. The bevel is unfinished and contiuous with the blade. The cutting edge is unfinished and blunt.

Complete silcrete blade. Light pink in colour. Several inclusions on the dorsal surface. Weathering at the distal end. Bifacial retouch on the proper left lateral margin.

Broken needle, proximal end and shaft remaining, manufactured from hollow bone. There is a drilled, circular eye at the proximal end.

Complete tattoo needle. Needle end is very sharp and approximately 1cm long ending with a wide shoulder that leads to the hafting end. The remainder of the needle is rough and possibly unfinished.

Complete pounamu drill point. The cross section is square. The surface is flaked and bruised. The poll is reduced on both sides to create a cutting edge. The cutting edge is chipped.