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Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The blade is ground with some bruising and flaking on the sides and poll. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper towards the poll. The bevel is continuous. The cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved.

Complete adze Trapezoidal cross-section. Back narrower than front. The blade is ground, with some bruising and flaking on the front and sides, concentrated around the butt. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper slightly towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line. The cutting edge is sharp, straight and angled. There is a small chip on the proper left of the cutting edge.

Complete adze Rectangular cross-section. The blade is ground on the front and back at the bevel end. The sides are ground with some bruising and flaking. The butt end of the front and the surface past the bevel on the back are unground stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a shift from ground stone on the bevel, to unground stone. The blade is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Broken adze. Poll end not present. Triangular cross-section. The blade is partially ground on the bevel and front. The surface is primarily flaked and unground stone. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The sides taper towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a faint line, and a transition from ground to unground stone. The blade is sharp, curved and lightly chipped.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is mostly ground on lower blade, with areas of bruising, becoming more bruised and flaked towards butt, mostly bruised on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front edges reduced, front slopes towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, small chips along cutting edge, large chip towards proper right side. Partial sticker remaining on back. "Sumner" written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is partially ground on front and back, with heavy flaking on sides and around butt, intermittent bruising. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is partially demarcated by a line, also by flake scars on bevel. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Sumner." written on front.

Broken adze (cutting edge missing). Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is partially ground, with flaking on front poll, and light bruising across back, sides and front butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. "Sumner." written on front.

Broken adze (butt and portion of blade remaining). Cross-section is roughly oval. Surface is ground on front blade and on back where unbroken. Surface is flaked on butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides reduced, however, reduction amount unknown as sides of blade are broken off. Bevel and cutting edge not present, large fragment missing from back of blade portion. "Sumner." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on bevel and most of front blade, bruised on butt. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. Bevel is very flat and smooth. "Sumner." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is semi-circular with front flattened. Surface is ground on front and back , flaking on sides and poll. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped on proper left side. "Sumner." written on front.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface is ground on front butt and lower blade, flaked around mid-section and sides. Surface is ground on back. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced with surface change from ground to flaked and then back to ground on poll. Sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and straight, lightly curved at corners of cutting edge. "Sumner." written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is ground on back and partially on front, flaked on front and sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, heavily chipped. "Sumner" written on back.

Complete adze. Cross-section of butt is oval, blade is rectangular. Surface is mostly bruised, ground patch on the front side just below shoulder of butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced to form shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is blunt and curved.

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

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. The cross section of the blade is oval, the cross section of the butt is circular. The surface is predominantly bruised. The bevel and the lower front section are ground. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade, but is demarcated by its ground surface. The cutting edge is curved, blunt and chipped.

Broken silcrete blade, medial portion remaining. Unifacial retouching on ventral surface along both lateral margins.

Complete silcrete blade. Mid grey and mid orange in colour. Unifacial retouching on the ventral surface of the proper left lateral margin, and bifacial retouching on the proper right lateral margin

Complete silcrete blade. Dark grey in colour. Unifacial retouching on the dorsal surface of the proper left lateral margin, and on the ventral surface of the proper right lateral margin.