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. 2020 May 21;15(5):e0233182. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233182

Table 4. Bone surface modifications and fracturing at the four largest HR quarries.

Weathering, abrasion, and fracturing categories are adapted from Ryan et al. [25]. Fracturing data totals less than 100% due to a few bones fitting into unlisted categories.

Count
Feature Stage/style N S SE T Total Percent
Weathering 0 3324 2184 1528 466 7502 98.5
1 36 23 31 4 94 1.2
2 9 1 2 1 13 0.2
  3 3 0 5 2 10 0.1
n = 7619
Abrasion 0 3431 2236 1589 490 7746 97.0
1 62 53 35 23 173 2.1
2 32 11 9 2 54 0.7
  3 4 4 3 0 11 0.1
n = 7984
Fracturing Longitudinal 119 85 24 16 244 0.3
Transverse 719 185 140 19 1063 13.0
Greenstick/spiral 921 779 582 237 2519 30.8
Indeterminate 93 84 110 17 304 3.7
  Unfractured 1724 1240 776 179 3919 48.0
n = 8049