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OREX03
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Post date: 17/04/2015
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GPS coordinates are not precise mapped by hand
GPS coordinates are not precise mapped by hand
The site locate at 14.5 km and comprises a relatively widespread scatter of fragmented shellfish, including some whole piece of shell, in open spaces among the well vegetated terrain about 400 m north west of the rail way bridge. The fish is dominated by black mussels with some limpet and smaller amount of whelk and barnacle also occurring. One quartzite flake was found. The Orex3 remains are probably nodes of a lager scatter of marine shellfish and other debris, which form part of a continuum of sites area are known as grootdrif A, which has been recorded by archaeologist from the University of Cape town( jerardino pers. comm 2002) Although the scatter of shellfish remains is rather thin test pits excavated at Grootdrif A indicates that the shell thickens to about 20 cm below the surface in places ( jerardino pers. comm 2002).