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Broken and split silcrete blade, distal portion remaining, split on the right lateral margin. Light yellow and white in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of the right lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion remaining. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is unifacial retouching on the proper left lateral margin of the ventral surface.

Obverse: Bust, radiate, draped, cuirassed, r., IMP PHILIPPUS AUG Reverse: She-wolf standing left, suckling the twins, SAECULARES AUG

Complete pounamu chisel. Light green in colour. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end has an oblique edge. Bevel is demarcated by a straight line. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Complete adze. Black stone. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with the back narrower than the front. Surface is ground with flaking on the butt. Back of the adze is reduced on the butt and on the blade to form a prominent ridge. Bevel is demarcated by a curved line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp. "Lee Stream." inscription.

Complete adze. Black stone. Surface is ground and flaked. Cross-section is trapezoidal on the butt and the cutting edge, with back narrower than the front, and circular in the centre of the adze. Front and sides of the butt are reduced; sides slightly tapered toward the poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Adze is tapered toward the cutting edge, which is not present due to flaking. "Lee Stream" inscription.

Complete paddle. Handle oval in section and expands gently to blade. Proximal end has a long, diamond cross-sectioned knob that comes to a point. Sides of blade widen near the distal end, and then taper approximately 70cm from the end. Blade has longitudinal central ridge on front and back.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, except on front and and sides of butt, which is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced forming large shoulder, and sides taper slightly towards poll. Poll end slopes sharply. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped. "South Canterbury, Fine grained greywacke" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground, with some bruising on proper right side of lower blade. Sawing mark down proper left side. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper slightly towards poll, with two notches on both sides of butt. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped along cutting edge. "Temuka" written on back.

Complete adze. Rectangular cross-section. Surface is ground with heavy flaking on front and back. Butt undifferentiated from the blade. Bevel is demarcated with a straight line. The cutting edge is smooth, sharp and very slightly rounded. "Kaikai Beach" written on surface.

Incomplete adze, poll missing. Asymmetrical cross section. The surface is ground and lightly bruised. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by a line. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and lightly chipped.