Table 1.
Period associates dates (×103 cal B.P.) | Samples analyzed | Samples yielding lipids (%)* | Samples yielding aquatic biomarkers (%) (with partial set) | Relative pottery abundance to stone artifact† | Stone artifact assemblage‡ | Species representation (aquatic to terrestrial, a/t)§ |
Incipient 13.8–10.9 | 64 | 94 | 62 (84%) | 0.7 | Projectiles, net sinkers, grinding stones | Freshwater, marine, terrestrial (a/t = 1.8) |
Initial 11.1–8.0 | 15 | 80 | 50 (67%) | 0.4 | Projectiles, net sinkers and grinding stones | (N/A) |
Early 7.9–5.1 | 80 | 84 | 50 (82%) | 2.0 | Net sinkers, grinding stones, projectiles | Marine, freshwater, terrestrial (a/t = 3.6). |
Greater than 0.2 µg⋅mg−1.
Pottery weights for the area excavated were estimated from analysis of a partial sample (12 m2) with layers S1 to Z1. It is expressed relative to the amount of stone artifact.
Order of frequency.
a/t: Species representation for aquatic versus terrestrial animals in terms of minimum number of individuals.