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Post date: 22/04/2015
All these sites recorded date to the Stone Age and are represented by fairly dense to minimal scatters of stone tools all through the area. Many of the sites contain dense scatters of quartz, with some stone tools manufactured on the quartz. These scatters also contain tools made on other materials such as felsite, hornfels and other material types. Some of the sites can be seen on aerial images (Google Earth) as white patches. Not all scatters were recorded, as they are found throughout the area. The stone tools found on these sites most likely date mostly to between the Middle and Later
Stone Ages, although there is the possibility of the presence of some Earlier Stone Age material as well. Some