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Small rectangular ground adze or celt fashioned from brown nephrite. Use-wear on bit which is square and biconvex in profile. Parallel sides with slightly rounded poll. Rectangular cross-section with rounded lateral edges. Detachment grooves and ground snap fractures present on both lateral edges.
Ground adze or celt fashioned from green variagated nephrite. Heavy use-wear on bit. Bit is biconvex in profile and lateral edges taper toward rounded poll. Slight battering on poll. Rectangular cross-section with slightly bevelled edges.
Small ground adze. Fashioned from green nephrite. Sharply bevelled on dorsal and ventral surfaces with straight lateral edges converging toward a rounded base. Rectangular cross-section with rounded ground edges and triangular profile. Edge wear on bit and crushing on rounded poll end with some damage to corner of bit (chip BR).
Small ground adze fashioned from grey-green nephrite. Rounded bit with straight lateral edges converging toward base. Roughly rectangular cross-section with flat ground edges. Bit has biconvex profile. Edge wear on bit and damage to body and basal area.
ground stone adze fashioned from dark grey nephrite; oblique rounded bit, biconvex, slightly wedge-shaped cross section with one rounded and one squared lateral edge, tapers toward slightly rounded poll; bit is bevelled on dorsal face; edge damage (crushing) on bit; poll is bevelled on ventral face; some battering on poll found by Edward Purcell
ground stone adze fashioned from dark grey nephrite; oblique rounded bit, biconvex cross section with squared edges, tapers toward rounded poll; bit is bevelled on one face; edge damage on underside of bit; some battering on poll found by Edward Purcell
ground polished adze made from grey nephrite; straight diagonal bit; faceted on dorsal ventral faces; straight lateral edges converging toward proximal end; rounded proximal end displaying battering on ventral face; rectangular cross section ; with rounded edges; battering on proximal end may relate to initial production rather than use wear
ground polished adze frag of cream nephrite; heavily battered straight bit, faceted on dorsal ventral faces; straight parallel lateral edges; heavily battered proximal end; rectangular cross-section; ground polished detachment scar on one lateral edge
ground polished adze fashioned from black nephrite; straight bit, facets on dorsal and ventral faces; straight-sided lateral edges slightly converging toward proximal end; flat polished base; oval cross-section; ground polished detachment scar on one lateral edge
ground polished adze distal frag fashioned from cream nephrite; slightly rounded bit, facets on dorsal and ventral face; parallel lateral edges; broken toward proximal end; rectangular cross-section;bit heavily worn; ground polished detachment scar on ventral surface; cracks in a few places