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ROOIK023
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Post date: 20/10/2015
Alternate Code & Name: Site RH-023
Site RH-23 is situated high on the silt terrace of a tributary mouth to the Orange. Steep slopes of the drainage
terrace characterized parts of the site, where sheet silt wash have evidently impacted on deposits. The assemblage
comprises a mixture of Middle and Later Stone Age (MSA & LSA) lithics, with LSA samples dominating, and
including both macro- and microlithic samples. Average artefact ratios (artefacts: m²) approximates 3-5:1, with
artefacts produced from a variety of raw material sources including granite, quartzite, hornfels, but with siliceous
material dominating as raw material source. Fragmented ostrich eggshell formed a notable component of the
surface assemblage, together with infrequent ceramic sherds, one being a small lip rim, decorated with what
seems to be a cross-hatched pattern. A large lower grinder, found washed down the slope of the terrace, serves as
evidence of alluvial impact on the site; the ephemeral deposits thus at present threated by natural agents.