Table 3 Description of the Neandertal bone retouchers from Goyet using the criteria of Mallye et al. 40 and Daujeard et al. 41.
From: Neandertal cannibalism and Neandertal bones used as tools in Northern Europe
Femur III anterior area | Femur III medial area | Tibia III posterior area | Tibia IV posterior area | Tibia V medial area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area | Length (mm) | 14.6 | 19.2 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 20.9 |
Width (mm) | 4.4 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 13.2 | |
Preparatory scraping | no | no | no | no | no | |
Morphology (if concentrated and superposed traces) | − | hatched | − | − | hatched | |
Marks | Orientation (to the long axis of the fragment) | oblique | transverse | transverse | transverse | transverse, slightly oblique |
Position | centered | centered? | centered | centered | centered | |
Concentration | dispersed | concentrated and superposed | dispersed | dispersed | concentrated and superposed | |
Morphology | rectilinear - smooth | rectilinear - rough | rectilinear - smooth | rectilinear - smooth and rough | rectilinear - smooth |
