Extended Data Table 3 Macroscopic indicators of bone surface preservation

From: The ecology, subsistence and diet of ~45,000-year-old Homo sapiens at Ilsenhöhle in Ranis, Germany

  1. Bone readability is based on the proportion of original bone surface remaining and is based on Smith et al14 low includes 0% and <50%; high includes >50% and 100%; bone weathering is based on Behrensmeyer71; low weathering includes Stages 0 and 1, while medium weathering includes Stages 2 and 3; Bone abrasion is based on the proportion of the bone surface covered by the phenomenon and is based on Smith et al.14 low includes 0% and <50%; high includes >50% and 100%.
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