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Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal Surface is ground No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Poll has been flaked off. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is curved and sharp with some flaking
Silcrete flake. White and mid yellow in colour.
Complete adze. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front Surface is bruised. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.
Chalcedony drill point. Light brown and white in colour. Some cortex present. Flake scars present.
Complete light brown silcrete drill point. Cortex present on the proximal dorsal surface. Lots of little impurities trapped within the rock.
Complete silcrete blade. White and mid grey in colour.
Complete light grey silcrete drill point. There is unifacial retouch along both lateral edges.
Complete white silcrete drill point. Unifacial retouch on the right lateral margin and bifacial retouch on the left lateral margin.
Complete light grey chalcedony drill point. Some unifacial retouch along the left lateral margin. Some flake scarring along the edges.
Complete white chalcedony drill point. There is unifacial retouch along the dorsal margins. There also appears to be cortex along the spine of the dorsal surface. Lots of flake scarring along the lateral margins.
Complete adze. The cross section of the blade is trapezoidal, with the front narrower than the back. The cross section of the butt is triangular. The surface is flaked with some bruising on the proper right side. The bevel and the lower front surface are ground. The butt is differentiated by the change in cross section. The bevel is continuous with the blade but demarcated by its ground surface and a steep reduction of the back. The cutting edge is straight and sharp.
Complete silcrete blade. Dark yellow and light yellow in colour. Some weathering at proper left lateral margin. Flake scars on proper left side of dorsal surface.