While the others were getting a head start up moon rock I did a little scouting around among the loose sand and gravel for anything interesting.

It didn't take long to find a handful or two of stone age tools. They are easy to recognize in these parts because they are all manu-ports.

Meaning they have been transported manually from other areas.

The rocks at augrabies are all granites and weather to form dull granitic gravel(as seen in the background of the photo below)

The shiny rocks are pebbles from the river consisting of chert, agate and other fine-grained quarts derived stones.

These are excellent for tool making as they deliver a fine edge.

The largest flake in the center represents the middle stone age, while the fresh shiny ones are from the late stone age to recent.

In hollows on the top of moon rock tool flakes are also present.

It would be a good place to survey the area and watch the movements of the game herds from.

While waiting for something interesting to come along, manufacturing a few stone tools would be a productive way to spend the time.

Other posts in this series.

Augrabies - The hidden river
Augrabies - The Falls and Floods
Augrabies: a "heart of stone" for valentines day.
Augrabies: Reading the geological history written on the walls
Augrabies: Lizards everywhere
Augrabies: Further examples of weathering and erosion types
Augrabies: Moon rock
Augrabies: how moon rock was formed and is continuing to being shaped
Augrabies: Warps, twists and valley widening