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Complete silcrete blade. Light grey and light yellow in colour. Bifacial retouch on both lateral margins.

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light yellow and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on the ventral surface of both lateral margins.

Complete minnow shank with a perforation at the head. It has two reductions on the top and the bottom of the base.

Large stone anchor. Irregular cross-section, flattened on the back with a large, deep groove running around the middle of the punga. There are two short grooves running parallel to this on the back, while there is long parallel groove on the front. The surface of the punga is rough.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground on the blade and slightly bruised on the butt Minor differentiation between the butt and the blade. Front and sides of the butt are slightly tapered towards the poll Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is sharp, curved, and tapered.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular on the blade and circular on the butt Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the top of butt and sides Minor differentiation between the butt and blade. Sides are slightly tapered towards the poll, but the poll is not present Bevel is demarcated by a line close to the cutting edge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp

complete oval, narrowing in the sides slightly from the blade towards the poll The surface is ground and bruised with some flaking. No differentiation between the butt and blade. the bevel is curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and blunt, but has potentially been chipped away

Complete adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground. Small patches of bruising present on sides. Small flake on top end of back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Complete Oval cross-section. Front of blade is ground with distinct flake scars at upper portion. Back if blade is also ground with flake scars at top portion and to the left side. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt portion has flake scars. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge curved and jagged/blunt.

Complete adze. Triangular with apex to front. Flaked and bruised with some ground areas on the front. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced. There is a prominent ridge around the top of the shoulder. Bevel appears to have been flaked away. Cutting edge is blunt and jagged, with the sides and corners flaked away.

Complete adze. Quadrangular at poll, trapezoidal at blade with back narrower at front. Ground with heavy flaking and bruising throughout. Butt has major differentiation, sides have been tapered. Bevel demarcated by horizontal line. Cutting edge straight and blunt with a chip in the left side proper corner.

Complete adze. Rectangular at poll, asymmetrical at blade. Ground with bruising around the butt, heavy flaking on poll and down the back of the blade. Butt has major differentiation, frond and sides have been reduced and front of shoulders has been raised slightly. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running from corner to corner. The cutting edge is straight and blunt with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Rectangular. Ground with bruised butt and poll, and heavy flaking around butt and poll and down the blade. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised slightly. Bevel continuous with blade and tapers down to cutting edge, which is sharp, straight and slightly curved, with minor chipping.

Complete adze. Oval at poll, trapezoidal at base with back narrower than front. Ground with bruising around butt and poll, and intermittently on the back of the blade. There is some flaking down the back of the left side proper and the front right proper shoulder has been flaked. Butt has major differentiation, sides and front have been reduced and shoulders raised. Bevel demarcated by a curved line running across the blade and tapering down to the corners. Cutting edge is smooth, rounded and moderately sharp.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surfaces of front and back are ground, surfaces of sides are heavily bruised and flaked. Butt not present, but sides start to taper before break. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped at corners. "Shag River" and "Central midden oven layer 1' below surface 6" from bottom of layer" written on front.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

incomplete Plano-convex The surface is ground and flaked. No differentiation between the butt and blade. there is no clear bevel and the cutting edge is incomplete

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is triangular (apex towards back). Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground on most of front and proper right side. Bruised on back. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper left side and along cutting edge. "Shag River" and "clay ? with moa bone" written on front.