Neandertal Lithic Industries at La Quina

Appendix A. Coding of the Lithic Database for the La Quina Analysis

A.I. Fields and Their Dimensions for All Registered Artifacts (Char = character data; Num = numeric data) Description General Categories SQUARE Char ID Char Artifact number in square CASE Num Record number in full lithic database LEVEL Char Stratigraphic context LEVNUM Num X Num “Upstream-downstream” grid position Y Num “Road-cliff” grid position Z Num Depth CODE Char General artifact class from field database BRKDN Num Basic lithic reduction products MAT Num Material Metric Attributes ANG Num Angle of divergence from symmetry LEN Num Length WID Num Width THI Num Thickness PWID Num Platform width PDEP Num Platform depth WGT Num Weight in grams Flake Attributes FLCND Num Flake condition FCLAS Num Flake classification PLCND Num Platform condition PLCHR Num Platform character PLSH Num Platform shape PLFAC Num Platform faceting EPMAR Num Exterior platform margin PLFEA Num Special platform features CREXT Num Percentage of cortex on exterior surface CORTX Num Character and position of cortex PLCRT Num Platform cortex EXCRT Num Exterior cortex OVRHG Num Position of overshot edges EXSRTH Num Exterior surface and relative thickness EXSUR Num Exterior surface RTHI Num Relative thickness PRFBUL Num Interior lateral profile and bulb INSUR Num Interior lateral profile BULB Num Bulb of percussion PRPSYM Num Flake proportions and symmetry SYM Num Symmetry PROP Num Proportions OUTTRM Num Flake outline and distal termination EDGSH Num Edge shape TERM Num Distal termination OUTL Num Outline shape Retouched Pieces TLTYPE Num Tool classification including utilized pieces POSR Num Position of retouch Core Classification CORES Num Core classification including manuports Appendix A Coding of the Lithic Database for the La Quina Analysis 338 Appendix A A.II. Coding of Fields for Descriptive Variables for All Registered Artifacts General Categories Field code (CODE) F Flake R Retouched piece C Core L Lithic other than flint O Unmodified lithics B Bifaces 4 Natural rocks (éboulis clasts) Basic lithic reduction products (BRKDN) 1 Racloirs 2 Denticulates and notches 3 Other retouched pieces (includes Type 42a) 4 Broken racloirs 5 Broken denticulates and notches 6 Broken other retouched pieces 7 Complete flakes 8 Near complete flakes 9 Proximal pieces 10 Split pieces 11 Medial and distal pieces 12 Flat fragments 13 Angular fragments 14 Blocky fragments 15 Chunks 16 Cores 17 Flake cores 18 Other Material (MAT) 1 Local Gray/Black Flint 8 Silicified limestone 2 Yellow/Tan Flint 9 Exotic Flint 3 Gray Striped Flint 10 Altered Material 4 Jasper 11 Limestone/calcareous 5 Chalcedony 12 Limonite 6 White/Tan Flint 13 Basalt 7 Quartz 14 Other noncryptocrystalline Flake Attributes Flake condition (FLCND) 1 Complete (for full metrics) 2 Largely complete (with platform) 3 Proximal piece (with platform) 4 Proximal piece (without platform) 5 Medial+distal piece 6 Medial piece 7 Distal piece 8 Right lateral piece of split flake 9 Left lateral piece of split flake 10 Other lateral piece 11 Flat fragment 12 Angular fragment 13 Blocky fragment 14 Irregular chunk Flake classification (FCLAS) 1 “Normal” (none of those below) 2 Typical Levallois 3 Atypical Levallois 4 Levallois trimming flake 5 First-order Levallois point 6 Second-order Levallois point 7 First-order prismatic blade 8 Second-order prismatic blade 9 Burin spall 10 Pseudo-Levallois point 11 Curved ridged disc core product 12 Ridged triangle 13 Other disk core product 14 Core-edge-backed “knife” 15 Facet-backed “knife” 16 Facet+cortex-backed “knife” 17 Biface trimming flake 18 Racloir edge renewal (“scraper sharpening flake”) 19 Racloir edge Clactonian notch flake 20 Lateral racloir edge removal flake 21 Racloir end or tip removal 22 Denticulate edge Clactonian notch flake edge 23 Lateral denticulate edge removal flake 24 Other denticulate edge removal flake 25 Notch renewal flake 26 Clactonian notch flake from fresh edge 27 Janus flake (full surface) 28 Distal Janus flake 29 Lateral Janus flake 30 Flake with sharp Janus-like edge 31 Secondary multiple flake 32 Clactonian flake 33 Naturally backed knife 34 Other patterned flake Striking Platform Attributes Platform condition (PLCND) 1 Restricted (clearly limited boundaries) 2 Continuous from point of force down right margin 3 Continuous from point of force down left margin 4 Deliberately struck off 5 Crushed 6 Snapped off or broken away Platform character (based on F. Bordes’ attributes) (PLCHR) (broken down into PLSH and PLFAC below) 1 Concave plain 2 Concave dihedral 3 Concave faceted (≥ 3) 4 Flat plain Coding of the Lithic Database 339 5 Flat dihedral 6 Flat faceted 7 Slightly convex plain 8...