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. 2023 Oct 4;18(10):e0291516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291516

Table 6. Quantitative distribution of lithic technological categories and raw materials recorded in Level I of Charco Verde II rock shelter (see S2 Appendix for a complete classification).

Technological categories/Raw materials Flint Quartzite Hyaline quartz Total % % (+ microdébitage)
Cores 9 0 0 9 0.63 0.31
Cortical flakes & preparation products 31 24 0 55 3.82 1.89
Core maintenance by-products 13 0 0 13 0.90 0.45
Knapping waste (chunks & microdébitage) 1,466 2 6 1,474 0.35 50.67
Raw blanks 1,159 27 2 1,188 82.50 40.84
Retouched blanks 150 0 0 150 10.42 5.16
Tool maintenance by-products (burin spalls) 20 0 0 20 1.39 0.69
Total (excluding microdébitage) 1,382 53 5 1,440 100 *
% (excluding microdébitage) 95.97 3.68 0.35 100 * *
Total (+ microdébitage) 2,848 53 8 2,909 * 100
% (+ microdébitage) 97.90 1.82 0.28 100 * *