Table 4 Classification of blade and bladelet cores according to the objective of production identified at the time of discard.

From: A pre-Campanian Ignimbrite techno-cultural shift in the Aurignacian sequence of Grotta di Castelcivita, southern Italy

Layer

Blade

Blade-bladelet

Bladelet

Total

ars

0 (-)

0 (-)

5 (100%)

5

gic

3 (6%)

1 (2%)

45 (92%)

49

rsa'

0 (-)

4 (9%)

42 (91%)

46

Total

3 (3%)

5 (5%)

92 (92%)

100

  1. Initial cores are not included in this list as scars on initial cores are often related to core shaping operations22. Rounded percentages are given in brackets.
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