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(b) Two stemmed points are slightly asymmetrical in plan and
have convex bases. They are of black fine-grained quartzite
and black cherty quartzite. The larger measures 5. 4 by ?,.8
by 0.6 cm. The other, 4,1 by 2,3 by 0. ? cm., flares slightly
at the base so that it rnight reasonably have been classed as
sidenotched; its stem length, 2.7 crn.., suggests its placement
here. The stem margins in both are thoroughly dulled to reduce
chafing af a lashing.
(c) Three broken base fragments have broad, sballow sidenotches.
The bases are straight to convex; one shows basal tbinning.
They are of amorphous quartz, grey quartzite, and black finegrained
quartzite. No significant measurenx,eats are available.
2, Ground stone tools
(a) Except for a small fragrnent with a trace of rubbing and chipping,
the only slate in the sample is a base fragment of a ground slate
end blade that had at least three pairs of neatly formed narrow
sidenotches on its faceted stem which is 2. ? crn. wide and ? mm.
thick.
(b) There are two small tabular fragments of soft grey-greea schistose
rock witb rubbed eurfaces and edges. Their maximum thicknesses
are 4 and 5 mm. respectively.
3. Other s
(a)
(b)
Cne broken quartzite biface was probably, despite its thickness,
a semi-lunate side blade; it has pointed ends, one slightly convex
margin, one markedly convex margin, and biconvex cross- and
longihrd,inal-gections. It measures 4.0 by I,3 by 0.7 cm,
Two quartzite blade fragments, rvhose original widths were about
12 and 15 mm. r€spectively (Taylor, 19621, represent the micro-
Lithic technique, One, 4 mm. thick, shows considerable bifacial
edge and surface retouch euch that it might be a fragmeut of a
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