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Complete silcrete blade that is light grey and light brown in colour.

Broken silcrete blade that has the proximal portion remaining. It is mid brown and light grey in colour. There is a section of the cortex remaining on the striking platform. There is flaking of the dorsal surface.

Complete silcrete blade that is dark brown and dark grey in colour. There is some flaking on the dorsal and ventral surface.

Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at sawn eye at proximal end, the lower groove visible on both sides.

Complete adze. Dark grey stone. Trapezoidal cross-section with the back narrower than the front. The blade is ground and the bevel and butt are bruised. There are flake scars on the poll and cutting edge. There is a straight and oblique shoulder on the front of the blade and a reduction in the stone on the front and sides of the butt. The bevel is demarcated by a curved line of bruising. The cutting edge is flaked and straight.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid-grey.Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, some flaking on proper left back edge. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade). Stone. Light grey. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, flake scar on front. Front surface may have been chipped off. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge chipped off. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (poll end of butt remaining). Argillite. Light grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly ground, some light flaking. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (butt and portion of upper blade remaining). Stone. Dark grey, mid brown. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground, faint scratches on front and back. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel and cutting edge not present. Kuri Bush written on front.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining, cutting edge not present). Stone. Dark grey. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, except on sides which are flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge chipped off. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Stone. Mid grey, dark grey. Cross-section is lozenge shaped. Surface is ground, some light flaking on sides. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a line, and cutting edge is sharp and curved. Large fragment missing from proper left side. Kuri Bush written on back.

Broken adze (butt remaining). Stone. Black. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. Sides of butt taper towards poll. Back of butt slopes up towards poll. Kuri Bush written on front.