This report summarises the main features of an unusual stoneworking site at the edge of the central Namib Desert, discussing its typological affinities and inherent interpretative problems. Ample evidence for manufacturing techniques was obtained although the resultant artefact assemblage was biased as a result of the removal of finished pieces. Keywords: Namibia, Namib Desert, Gobabeb, Kuiseb River, desert environment, Topnaar community, indigenous people, endemic plants, archaeology, artefacts, Acanthosicyos horrida, Oryx gazella, hunter-gatherer, Stone Age culture, early man, desert adaptation.