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. 2022 Aug 17;17(8):e0271816. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271816

Table 4. Frost, green, dry and indeterminate long bone breakage (NISP and τ); measurement intervals along the length of the long bone (NR and τ); anthropogenic marks (NR and τ).

Sites Saint Marcel Cave Riparo Tagliente Abri du Maras
Layer g h 35 37 4.1MUNG 4.2LUNG 4.2MUNG
NISP % NISP % NISP % NISP % NISP % NISP NISP  %
Green bone fracture 252 97.67 283 93.4 136 98.55 163 92.61 682 91.91 192 94.58 358 97.55
Dry bone fracture 71 27.52 152 50.17 34 24.64 20 11.36 222 29.92 53 26.11 75 20.44
Und 2 0.78 4 1.32 9 6.52 16 9.09 88 11.86 45 22.17 61 16.62
Gelifraction -- -- - - 5 3.62 -- -- 17 2.29 8 3.94 38 10.35
Nr burnt 40 15.50 107 35.31 7 5.07 4 2.27 10 1.35 1 0.49 1 0.27
Cutmarks 175 68.36 166 54.97 64 48.12 91 52.9 211 37.54 59 50.86 83 34.02
Percussion marks 146 56.59 136 44.88 56 40.58 69 39.2 197 26.55 77 37.93 112 30.52
Retoucher 23 8.98 37 12.25 8 6.0 11 6.40 - - 5 4 6 2.46
Total NISP 258 100 303 100 138 100% 176 100 742 100 203 100 367 100