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Mostly complete silcrete blade, proximal end is not present. Dark grey and mid grey in colour. Flake scars on proper right side. Large flake scar/chip at distal end of proper right margin Weathering on ventral surface.

Broken silcrete blade, distal portion remaining. Dark yellow and mid orange in colour. White weathering at distal end. Flake scar on proper left lateral margin. Unifacial retouch on distal proper left and proper right lateral margins.

Complete silcrete blade. White and mid yellow and colour. Bruising at striking platform. Minor unifacial retouch on ventral side of proper right lateral margin

Broken silcrete blade, proximal portion remaining. Light brown and white in colour. White weathering of complete outer surface. Large flake scars at distal ends on both lateral margins.

Complete stone sinker with eight deep lashing grooves around the perimeter.

Piece of hollow, straight bone, broken at one end. Other other end has been filed to a blunt point. The surface has evidence of polishing marks, particularly around the point.

Mostly complete bone point, distal tip is broken off.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the front half and proper left side. Back is flaked, proper right side is mostly ground with small flakes and patches of bruising. No differentiation between butt and blade. Blade not present.

Broken adze (Butt remaining). Cross-section is oval. Surface is bruised. Minor differation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced to form a shoulder. Blade not present.

Incomplete, only the butt and part of the blade is present Rectangular with oval butt. The surface is ground with bruising on the butt. Major differentiation between the butt and the blade, with a reduction from the blade to butt forming a shoulder on front?, butt is concave on the front. Bevel and cutting edge have broken off.

Complete bone point or shellfish picker. Manufactured from slender hollow bone.

Complete ko (digging stick). The square shaft tapers towards the grip. The grip is an asymmetrical, circular handle. The distal end comes to a blunted point. Approximately 35cm from the distal end, a footrest has been attached. The footrest is attached with three nails. The connecting surface of the footrest has an ornimetal arrowhead pointed towards the distal end.