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Complete roughout (previously broken in two pieces, now fixed). Cross-section of butt is triangular, with apex to back, becoming trapezoidal with back narrower than front on lower blade. Surface is flaked. Undifferentiated between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished. Cutting edge is blunt and straight as is. "Hyde" written on front.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey-blue in colour. Flake scars on the dorsal surface.

Complete sinker with deep transverse lashing groove.

Complete adze. Triangular with apex to front at poll, lenticular at blade. Ground on front of blade. Heavily bruised and flaked elsewhere. Butt has major differentiation - sides and front have been heavily reduced. Bevel is demarcated by a strong curved line running from corner to corner. Cutting edge is slightly rounded and sharp with minor chipping.

Broken rough-out (Blade remaining). Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is flaked. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is triangular (apex towards front). Surface is flaked on back. Proper left side is bruised, proper right is flaked. Large flake on the front end, closest to where the blade would be. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Front reduced to create a small ridge. Blade not present.

Broken rough-out (butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

Broken rough-out (butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Broken rough-out (blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. Butt not present. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken rough-out (butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Blade not present.

Broken adze (broken portion of butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised, ground on back side. On the lower half of the proper right side, it is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

Broken adze (Blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Small patch of bruising on center of back. Large chip on proper right corner of cutting edge. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved, chipped.

Broken adze (blade remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised on back, proper right edge is flaked. Front side is mostly bruised, flaked along proper right edge. Cutting edge is flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved, heavily flaked.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form small shoulder. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

incomplete roughly oval The surface is flaked. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. There is no clear bevel, the cutting edge is incomplete.

Complete rough-out. Cross-section is square. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel and cutting edge unfinished.

Broken adze (everything but cutting edge remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground. Large flake on lower proper left side, and the very tip of the butt on back. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge missing.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground, all 4 sides are flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

incomplete roughly rectangular The surface is flaked. There is no differentiation between the blade and the butt. There is no clear bevel, the cutting edge is incomplete.