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Silcrete flake. There is retouch along one lateral margins.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground and bruised with bevel portion having flake scars. Back of blade is heavily bruised with ground bevel. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated with ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and appears more straight than curved.

Broken bone pendant, distal end remaining. Curved and coming to a point.

Tooth pendant with broken suspension hole at the root. Flattened distal end.

Complete one-piece fishhook. The shank has an upper, internal notch and the head has external notches.

Broken shank, upper remaining. Single notch on upper external side, with serrations before the break at lower end.

Complete curved shank. Notch on external upper end, with shallow serrations becoming notches towards base. Made from an animal tooth, section along internal curve showing hollowness.

Complete curved shank, single notch on upper external side, with two notches on the lower external side.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and a perforation at the base. It has a lower, external notch and a second external notch just slightly higher. Above the higher notch the point is serrated to the tip.

Complete, straight fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches. The internal side is serrated from the barb to the tip and the external side is serrated from the notches to the tip.

Complete but unfinished flute. There are two small fragments missing. Visible repairs where previously broken. There is one perforation at the undecorated end. On one side there are darkened striations in a complicated design featuring a number of patterns including horizontal lines, chevron, and spirals.

Complete adze. Cross section is asymmetrical. Surface is mostly ground on front, back, and proper left side. Some bruising on proper right side and poll . Portion from proper left side removed to form an indent on the posterior. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Portion missing from butt, but a slight demarcation of shoulder by a curved line between butt and blade. Slight tapering of adze width toward poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved Broken Adze, poll portion missing. Rectangular cross-section. The blade is ground with a large bruised area on the back on the proper right side. There is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel sharply angled and demarcated by a lip. The cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Cross-section is trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Surface is largely ground on front, back, and sides. Broken edge on proper right side, and some small chunks missing on proper left. Bruising on poll, anterior, posterior, and proper left. Minor differentiation between butt and blade. Slight tapering toward poll, and a slight shoulder on the proper left side. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is sharp on proper right side, and blunt (and chipped) on proper left side. Cutting edge is curved. Grooves ground into proper right side, on both front and back.

Complete Asymmetrical blade (meant to be trapezoidal) and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly ground with flake scar at top portion, and deep ridge running down the right side. Back of blade is ground with flake scar at top right corner. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly ground with some areas of bruising and flaking. Back of blade is ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Butt and poll portion are not present on blade (perhaps flaked off). Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is jagged and blunt.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with flake scarring to the left. There is also a deep trench like line demarcated at the top half of blade on front. Back of blade is also ground with flaking at top right. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll/butt portion is shaped on an angle. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting edge is sharp and more straight than curved (on an angle as-well).

Incomplete Rectangular blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is ground with small groove to the left, and ridge going down the right side. Back of blade is ground with faint line impression at the top. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with faint line. Cutting edge is more jagged than sharp, and is on an angle.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade and asymmetrical butt cross-section. Front of blade is mostly bruised with small area of ground portion. Back of blade is heavily bruised with ground bevel. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is sharp and curved at right side.

Incomplete Oval butt cross-section. Front of blade (poll only) is ground with bruising at sides and flake scars. Back of blade (poll) is bruised. No differentiation between blade and butt as blade portion has broken off. No bevel is present.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with outer edges appearing bruised. Back of blade is the same. No differentiation between blade and butt. Poll portion is pointed. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge sharp and slightly curved.