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Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with minor scratching. Back of blade is also ground with flaking/chip marking to the bottom left. Right side has distinct ridge running vertically down blade. No differentiation between butt and blade. Slight reduction from blade towards poll is present. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Rough out The cross-section is oval at the top of the adze and asymmetrical at the bottom of the adze. The surface is flaked. No distinction between butt and blade. No distinction between butt and blade.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is bruised with flake scar. Back of blade also bruised with portions ground. Flake scars present. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade tapers in towards the poll. Poll portion very pointed. Bevel is demarcated with slight ridge. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Incomplete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground. Back of blade is also ground, however has bruising to the right side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll portion has broken off the blade. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is rounded and sharp.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front Front of blade is mostly ground, with some light bruising present. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt/poll portion is not present. Bevel is demarcated with a faint line. Cutting edge is more straight and blunt.

Breccia core, light grey, white, light yellow, and light brown. No cortex present

Slate flake.

Greywacke flake. There is a small amount of retouch around the lateral margin.

Silcrete flake. Unifacial retouch on one lateral margin. Portion of light grey area is weathered.

Silcrete flake, with large quartz inclusions.

Silcrete flake. Flake scars on surface.

Silcrete flake.

Silcrete flake. There is weathering on the surface. Bifacial retouch along the lateral margin.

Broken silcrete blade with distal portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface.

Broken silcrete blade with distal end remaining. Mid orange and light orange. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins

Silcrete flake.

Silcrete flake.

Broken silcrete blade with medial portion remaining. Light grey. Flake scars present on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin. Retouch on ventral surface.

Silcrete flake. There is bifacial retouch on the distal edge, which is wide and curved.

Silcrete flake. There are large flake scars on the proximal end of the dorsal surface. Some weathering at the distal end.