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. 2019 Feb 25;14(2):e0212643. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212643

Table 4. Shizitan 29, layer 7 (top): The reduction sequence.

Retouched blade Stage A Stage B Stage C Stage D
BF 0 3 13 0 16
RF 0 4 16 0 20
Q 0 0 0 0 0
0 7 29 0 36
Retouched flakes Stage A Stage B Stage C Stage D
BF 4 14 14 12 44
RF 8 10 5 4 27
Q 8 5 8 5 26
20 29 27 21 97

Frequencies of retouched blanks and their reduction stage attribution, from Shizitan 29, layer 7 Top according to raw materials: (BF) Black flint; (RF) River flint; (Q) quartz/quartzite; (O) other materials.