Table 1 Hierarchical dynamic typology of ground stone artifacts at the Xicaodun site
Group | Type | Subtype | Quantity (Piece) | Percentage in the Group (%) | Total (Piece) | Percentage in the Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prepared Type | Raw material | — | 42 | 16.0 | 263 | 39.2 |
Grinding stone | Single-working surface | 80 | 84.0 | |||
Double-working surface | 44 | |||||
Multi-working surface | 97 | |||||
Manufactured Type | Flake | Normal flake | 81 | 38.8 | 237 | 35.3 |
Special flake | 11 | |||||
By-product | Chip | 19 | 8.0 | |||
Chunk | 57 | 24.1 | ||||
Blank | Knife | 1 | 10.1 | |||
Arrowhead | 13 | |||||
Chisel | 1 | |||||
Plough | 1 | |||||
Unidentified | 8 | |||||
Preform | Knife | 16 | 19.0 | |||
Arrowhead | 8 | |||||
Adze | 2 | |||||
Sickle | 5 | |||||
Axe | 1 | |||||
Unidentified | 13 | |||||
Utilized Type | Knife | — | 21 | 23.1 | 91 | 13.6 |
Arrowhead | — | 38 | 41.7 | |||
Adze | — | 16 | 17.6 | |||
Chisel | — | 10 | 11.0 | |||
Axe | — | 1 | 1.1 | |||
Soil-making tool | — | 1 | 1.1 | |||
Net sinker | — | 1 | 1.1 | |||
Unidentified | — | 1 | 1.1 | |||
Modified | — | 2 | 2.2 | |||
Discarded Type | Broken tool | Knife | 29 | 36.2 | 80 | 11.9 |
Arrowhead | 6 | 7.5 | ||||
Adze | 10 | 12.5 | ||||
Chisel | 5 | 6.3 | ||||
Sickle | 5 | 6.3 | ||||
Plough | 4 | 5.0 | ||||
Soil-making tool | 8 | 10.0 | ||||
Unidentified | 13 | 16.2 | ||||
Total | 671 | 100 | ||||
