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Post date: 03/11/2020
Common Name: KV2005/002
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This site consists of a massive scatter of stone artefacts spread along the crest of the marine terrace some 7 to 8 km from the sea. Numerous silcrete outcrops are visible at the surface with concentrations of artefacts scattered about them. There is undoubtedly more silcrete beneath the surface which has been covered by subsequent drift sand. The silcrete is often coarsegrained although fine-grained material is available and was used for artefact manufacture. As a result of the proximity to the silcrete, the area has only very low scrubby vegetation with very good ground visibility being present over much of the area. The areas sampled were usually fairly discrete patches although it is acknowledged that the scatter may well continue beneath the sand in between patches. Artefacts have been examined and described. Stone: All areas are essentially similar to one another. Almost all artefacts are on silcrete although some quartz and quartzite is also present. It seems possible that the quartz artefacts are on clasts that have originated in the silcrete, but the quartz was collected from outcrops on the coastal plain to the west. Some large quartz pieces do still have bits of silcrete adhering to them indicating that at least some of the quartz did come from the silcrete. The source of the quartzite is unknown. Cores are frequent with some Levallois cores being present. Several hand-axes were found across the whole area and many other pieces looked like incomplete hand-axes or hand-axe blanks. An unusual feature was the presence of numerous artefacts with very light retouch applied to their edges. This was not shaping retouch but perhaps served to strengthen the edge of the artefacts to reduce the chance of breakage during use. Sometimes this retouch tended towards denticulation. Area B seemed to have a preponderance of very large flakes greater than 20 cm in length and also contained more hand-axes and Levallois cores than any other area. At Areas C and D we noted a larger than usual number of small flakes. At Area E there seemed to be a lower than usual artefact density and there was very little retouch but some hand-axes were present. Area F had fewer hand-axes and retouched items than elsewhere. Variation in patination supports the contention that material of different ages is present. More from Isabelle.

 
 

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