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. 2016 Jul 6;6:29005. doi: 10.1038/srep29005

Table 3. Description of the Neandertal bone retouchers from Goyet using the criteria of Mallye et al. 40 and Daujeard et al. 41.

    Femur III anterior area Femur III medial area Tibia III posterior area Tibia IV posterior area Tibia V medial area
Area Length (mm) 14.6 19.2 11.4 17.0 20.9
Width (mm) 4.4 7.5 9.0 5.8 13.2
Preparatory scraping no no no no no
Morphology (if concentrated and superposed traces) hatched hatched
Marks Orientation (to the long axis of the fragment) oblique transverse transverse transverse transverse, slightly oblique
Position centered centered? centered centered centered
Concentration dispersed concentrated and superposed dispersed dispersed concentrated and superposed
Morphology rectilinear - smooth rectilinear - rough rectilinear - smooth rectilinear - smooth and rough rectilinear - smooth