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Broken dark red pendant, distal end not present. Other pieces broken off and glued back on. Surface is ground and flaked. Proximal end tapered and squared off, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides. Sides are slightly flattened and fan out from proximal end.

Complete adze. The cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. The surface is flaked and bruised, bevel is ground. There is major distinction between the butt and the blade, with a clear shoulder in the middle and a reduction in the butt at the front. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is rounded, narrow and sharp.

Broken mudstone file, tapered and broken at each end. Light brown in colour. Lenticular cross section. Surface is ground and side edges are rounded.

Argillite drill point. Mid yellow and cream in colour. Retouch present on ventral surface lateral margins.

Argillite drill point. Mid brown in colour. Flake scars on ventral surface. Retouch present on left lateral margin on ventral surface

Argillite drill point. Mid grey, mid yellow, mid red, and black. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present on dorsal surface

Argillite drill point. Light red in colour.

Argillite drill point. White, light yellow, and black in colour. Flake scars on dorsal surface. Retouch on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

Argillite drill point. Mid brown and black in colour. Weathering on most surfaces. Retouch present on right lateral margin of dorsal surface.

incomplete roughout (blade and cutting edge end present" Asymetrical, kind of trapezoidal with one side deeper than the other The surface is ground with some flaking. Butt is not present. No clear or obvious bevel, the cutting edge is sharp and straigh but very chipped. Incomplete adze, blade remaining Cross-section is asymmetrical Surface is ground with some flaking on sides and cutting edge No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Bevel is continuous. Cutting edge is sharp and chipped, and the proper right edge of the cutting edge is missing a fragment.

Argillite drill point. Light brown in colour. Small amount of flake scars.

Argillite drill point. Dark orange and light brown in colour. Slight weathering.

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