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.