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. 2020 Aug 14;10:13802. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-68617-8

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Illustrations of the new fieldwork at Notarchirico. (1) The 30 m-trench opened outside the building with the excavations of M. Piperno. (2) Layer F. Elephant tooth among the bed of pebbles. (3) Layer F. Fragment of elephant tusk and limestone pebble tools. (4) Layer G. Fragment of ungulate bone and pebble. (5) Layer F. Biface on a limestone pebble. (6) Aspect of layer I2, bed of pebbles. (7) Layer I2. Fragment of ungulate bone. (8) Layer I1. Fragment of bone. (9) (a) flake 2017 A18 F2: edge removals with feather/step terminations, diagonal unidirectional traces interpreted as resulting from cutting soft materials; (b) flake 2017 B19 F9: edge-removals with feather/step terminations, perpendicular direction interpreted as scraping soft/medium material. (Photos M-H. Moncel, C. Santagata n°1–8, n°9 C. Lemorini).