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Core

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D78.789

Silcrete core. Light grey and light brown in colour.

Blade

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D78.796

Broken rock blade, missing proximal portion. Light grey and dark grey in colour.

Blade

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D78.803

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Unifacial retouch on the proper right later margin on the ventral surface.

Adze, Toki

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D78.815

Broken adze, fragment of cutting edge remaining. Surface is ground, with some bruising. What remains of cutting edge is sharped and curved.

Complete silcrete blade that is cream and light grey in colour. There is flaking on the distal portion on both surfaces. There is unifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin on the dorsal surface.

Blade

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D78.821

Broken silcrete blade that has the distal portion present. It is light grey and mid brown in colour. There is flaking across the dorsal surface.

Blade

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D78.829

Broken and split blade, proximal portion and left lateral margin remaining, broken in two pieces. Cream and light pink in colour. Material unknown, but there appears to be quartz-like inclusions throughout.

Flake

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D78.841

Silcrete flake. White and dark brown in colour. Unifacial retouching on one lateral margin.

Ulu, Ripi, Knife

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D78.909

Fragment of a slate knife. No discernable edges. Surface is grounded on both sides.

Blade

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D79.2024

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Mid grey and light grey in colour. Unifacial retouch on both lateral margins, dorsal surface. Weathering on one lateral margin.