Table 3. Features of the anvil and hammerstone used for the fracture of each bone.
Element | Anvil | Hammerstone | Breakage type | Breakage zone | NISP |
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Skull | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Support on the flat surface, and the floor. Percussion of the bone against the anvil | Supraorbital torus, zygomatics and parietals | 6 |
Mandible | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Support on the flat surface | Ramus | 3 |
Humerus right | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on one edge of the anvil | Both near epiphyses areas and midshaft | 13 |
Humerus left | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Support on the flat surface | Near distal epiphysis and midshaft | 5 |
Radius right | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on one ridge of the anvil | Midshaft and on radial tuberosity | 9 |
Radius left | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on one ridge of the anvil | Both near epiphyses areas and midshaft | 9 |
Ulna right | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges and anvil with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Combination of support on the angles and the flat surface | Near proximal epiphysis and midshaft | 11 |
Ulna left | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Support on the flat surface | Near proximal epiphysis and midshaft | 12 |
Femur right | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on one ridge | Both near epiphyses areas and midshaft | 10 |
Femur left | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble and angular limestone | The bone is supported on one edge | Both near epiphyses areas | 8 |
Tibia right | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on one ridge | Near distal epiphysis and midshaft | 11 |
Tibia left | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on very sharp edge | Near proximal epiphysis and midshaft | 9 |
Fibula right | Angular anvil of limestone with central ridges | Quartzite pebble | The bone is supported on one ridge of the anvil | Midshaft | 3 |
Fibula left | - | Quartzite pebble | Flexion | Midshaft | 7 |
Metatarsals left | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Support on the flat surface | Near proximal epiphysis and/or midshaft | 20 |
Phalanges left | Angular anvil of limestone with a flat surface | Quartzite pebble | Support on the flat surface | Near proximal epiphysis and/or midshaft | 9 |
The table shows the details of the way of broke, the percussion area and the number of remains of more than 2cm obtained.