Fig. 4. Formally manufactured stone carvings and pestles from Waim.

(A) Excavated fragment of carved stone face with image above and three-dimensional (3D) photogrammetry textured model below showing brow ridges and eye socket. Comparative carvings from undated contexts are provided in fig. S5. (B) Complete carved face with bird above the head showing front and top, found during groundworks in the same location where excavations were undertaken. (C) Large excavated pestle base fragment (pestle 1) with natural mineral lens indicated by arrow. (D) Small excavated pestle base fragment (pestle 2). (E) Complete pestle (local surface find) with similar base morphology as the excavated example (D). Photo and figure credits: Ben Shaw, UNSW.