Table 4 Metric analysis of the predictions for artifacts with missing proximal ends. Metrics are expressed in mm.

From: Neural network analysis for predicting metrics of fragmented laminar artifacts: a case study from MPPNB sites in the Southern Levant

Site

Technological groups

Predicted

length

Predicted proximal width

Intact mesial width

Intact distal width

Predicted proximal thickness

Intact mesial thickness

Intact distal thickness

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Nahal Yarmuth

(12) blades

(4) bladelets

62.5

42.9

47.3

37.5

19.8

11.1

12.5

8.8

21.4

11.6

12.5

8

18

9.5

9.6

6.5

6.8

3.3

4.2

2.7

10.1

3.5

3

1.8

6.4

4.7

3

2.3

Motza

(14) blades

(1) bladelets

72.3

28.6

42

28.6

20,4

6

11,5

6

22.1

5.4

11.4

5.4

18.9

5.3

9,6

5.3

7.6

1.4

3.6

1.4

15.1

2

1.9

2

9.5

2

2.7

2

Yiftahel

(20) blades

(13) bladelets

74.1

45

46

27.1

24.4

10.9

12

6.7

27.3

11.1

12.5

6.8

20.5

10.4

9.3

5.4

8.6

3.5

3.9

1.5

13.4

5.3

3.3

1.3

11.3

3.8

2.5

0.8

Nahal Reuel

(13) blades

(23) bladelets

65.4

47.1

39.4

25.5

19.2

11.5

11.5

5.4

21.8

12.1

11.9

4.9

20.3

13.9

11.2

5.2

6.9

3.7

3.4

1.1

10

6.4

2.6

1

6.7

6.1

1.8

0.9