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Post date: 18/02/2015
The site consists of MSA artefacts, gravitating down from a small ridge approximately 250 meters from the Vaalriver. The site is mostly covered by deep sandy soils and a gravel road exposed the artefacts. The site represents a low density of MSA artefacts with an artefact ratio of approximately 4 artefacts per m², thus relatively low. Most of the material appears to be part of a gravel deposit.
Almost all of the artefacts are made from cherts and quartzites. Features on the flake tools include facets on the striking platform, a feature considered characteristic of MSA stone tool production. Formal tools produced on quartzite include convergent flakes with some lateral retouch, and small (< 5 cm long) retouched blades. Based on size and morphology, these could indicate the presence of people on the landscape between 66 000 and 45 000 ago, during archaeological phases known as the Howieson’s Poort, post-Howieson’s Poort and late-MSA. Some cores are also present.