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Post date: 11/11/2015
Stone tools were identified to occur specifically in areas where there are outcrops or low hills and most commonly date to the Middle Stone Age, although one site also included material that can be dated to the Later Stone Age. None of the sites can be classified as quarry sites or factory sites and no indication of human settlement was found. Because of their location the sites are viewed to be lookout points where people watched for game. The material used for the production of the tools is hardened shale, chalcedony and quartzite and the tools include retouched flakes, blades and scrapers. One hammer stone was found with the LSA material. The density of the tool scatters varies between 1 artefact per 1m2 to 10 artefacts per 1 m2 . None of these areas are bigger than 20 x 20 metres.