Appendix A- 101 Thornhill vein quartz platform flakes. Platform type and preparation, bulb, compression rings, termination, lateral margins, curvature for appropriate flakes
|
|
Count |
% |
Platform type |
Faceted |
1 |
0.4 |
|
Flat |
97 |
35.3 |
|
Fragment |
95 |
34.6 |
|
Collapsed |
82 |
29.8 |
|
Total |
275 |
100.0 |
Platform preparation |
None |
245 |
89.1 |
|
Abraded |
8 |
2.9 |
|
Prepared |
22 |
8.0 |
|
Total |
275 |
100.0 |
Bulb |
Present |
16 |
5.8 |
|
Absent |
259 |
94.2 |
|
Total |
275 |
100.0 |
Compression rings |
Absent |
378 |
96.9 |
|
Present |
12 |
3.1 |
|
Total |
390 |
100.0 |
Termination |
Feather |
61 |
55.5 |
|
Irregular |
19 |
17.3 |
|
Plunging |
19 |
17.3 |
|
Retouch/wear mark |
10 |
9.1 |
|
Step |
1 |
0.9 |
|
Total |
110 |
100.0 |
Lateral margins |
Irregular |
387 |
99.2 |
|
Regular |
3 |
0.8 |
|
Total |
390 |
100.0 |
Curvature |
N/A[a] |
7 |
1.8 |
|
Concave |
17 |
4.4 |
|
Convex |
192 |
49.2 |
|
Straight |
174 |
44.6 |
|
Total |
390 |
100.0 |
Cortex |
0% |
325 |
83.3 |
|
1-49% |
28 |
7.2 |
|
50-99% |
24 |
6.2 |
|
100% |
13 |
3.3 |
|
Total |
390 |
100.0 |
[a]These seven fragments were small, making it difficult to categorise the curvature.[return].
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