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. 2019 Jul 17;14(7):e0218568. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218568

Table 1. Contextual information and analyses conducted on the Mn-rich black lumps from Le Moustier.

Piece Excavation Year Archaeological context Analyses S3 Fig
Layer (#) Spit US Zone Square Quadrant Optical microsc. EDXRF SEM-EDS μ-RS XRD
MOU-MNP-01 P 1912–1914 B x x
MOU-MNP-02 P 1912–1914 B x x
MOU-MNP-03 P 1912–1914 B x x x A
MOU-MNP-04 P 1912–1914 B x x x x x B
MOU-MNP-05 P 1912–1914 B x x x C
MOU-MNP-06 P 1912–1914 F x x x x D
MOU-MNP-07 P 1912–1914 J x x
MOU-MNP-08 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-09 P 1912–1914 H x x x E
MOU-MNP-10 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-11 P 1912–1914 H x x x F
MOU-MNP-12 P 1912–1914 H x x x x G
MOU-MNP-13 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-14 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-15 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-16 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-17 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-18 P 1912–1914 H x x
MOU-MNP-19 G & Ch 1982 G x x x x H
MOU-MNP-20 G & Ch 1985 G x x x x I
MOU-MNP-L&R-H7 L & R 1969 H (*) x x x x J
MOU-MNP-L&R-H8 L & R 1969 H (*) x x x x K
MOU-G&D-5983 G & D 2015 H (*) 7 B2 B C50 a x x x L
MOU-G&D-6846-a G & D 2015 H (*) 8 B3 B C49 c x x x M
MOU-G&D-6846-b G & D 2015 H (*) 8 B3 B C49 c x
MOU-G&D-6846-c G & D 2015 H (*) 8 B3 B C49 c x
MOU-G&D-6857 G & D 2015 H (*) 8 B3 B C49 a x x x x x N
MOU-G&D-7527-a G & D 2015 H (*) 9 B3 B C49 a x x x O
MOU-G&D-7527-b G & D 2015 H (*) 9 B3 B C49 a x x
MOU-G&D-4584-a1 G & D 2015 K 14 A3 A F47 - x x
MOU-G&D-4584-a2 G & D 2015 K 14 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-4584-a3 G & D 2015 K 14 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-4584-a4 G & D 2015 K 14 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-4584-a5 G & D 2015 K 14 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-4584-a6 G & D 2015 K 14 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-5255-a1 G & D 2015 K 15 A3 A F47 - x x
MOU-G&D-5255-a2 G & D 2015 K 15 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-5902-a2 G & D 2015 K 16 A3 A F47 - x x
MOU-G&D-5902-a3 G & D 2015 K 16 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-5902-a4 G & D 2015 K 16 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-5902-a5 G & D 2015 K 16 A3 A F47 - x
MOU-G&D-9796 G & D 2016 H (*) 15 B3 B C49 a x x x x P
MOU-G&D-11571 G & D 2016 H (*) 18 B3 B C49 a x x x x Q
MOU-G&D-8975 G & D 2016 H (*) 13 B3 B C49 a x x
MOU-G&D-9858-a G & D 2016 H (*) 15 B3 B C49 a x x
MOU-G&D-9858-b G & D 2016 H (*) 15 B3 B C49 a x x
MOU-G&D-9858-c G & D 2016 H (*) 15 B3 B C49 a x
MOU-G&D-9858-d G & D 2016 H (*) 15 B3 B C49 a x
MOU-G&D-11869 G & D 2016 H (*) 18 B3 B C50 a x x
MOU-G&D-11236-a G & D 2016 H (*) 17 B3 B C49 c x x
MOU-G&D-11236-b G & D 2016 H (*) 17 B3 B C49 c x
MOU-G&D-12575-a G & D 2016 H (*) 19 B3 B C49 a x x
MOU-G&D-12575-b G & D 2016 H (*) 19 B3 B C49 a x
MOU-G&D-13440 G & D 2016 H (*) recti-coupe B3 B B50 d x          

(#) According to Peyrony's stratigraphy (Peyrony, 1930)

(*) Recently excavated stratigraphic units that can be correlated with the summit of Peyrony's layer H. Excavation code—P: Peyrony; G & Ch: Geneste and Chadelle; L & R: Laville and Rigaud; G & D: Gravina and Discamps.