Huaca Prieta: Supplementary Material

Unit 16: Lithic Table

Lithic Unit 16

Artefact No. Length
(mm)		 Width
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Weight
(g)		 Angle
(⁰)		 Material
Unit 16, Layer 1
Primary flakes
pebble flake 85 77 16 115.9 andesite
pebble flake 70 55 18 84.7 basalt
pebble flake
worn edge		 53 100 12 109.1 90 basalt
pebble flake 52 40 18 36.0 70 basalt
54 55 15 52.3 55 basalt
Secondary flakes
atypical
pebble flake		 62 67 35 238.3 basalt
of stone 70 62 23 94.2 45                  65 basalt
atypical 45 60 21 34.8 30                  55 quartzite
atypical 82 45 23 91.7 75 basalt
50 72 14 41.6 55                  65 basalt
atypical 45 52 12 42.9 andesite
HP-U16-Layer1:22 175.3 granite
Unit 16, Layer 2
Primary flakes
pebble flake 65 90 14 41.4 60 schist
pebble flake 55 52 16 49.4 25                  70 basalt
Secondary flakes basalt
52 85 17 67.4 basalt
fractured 40.0 basalt
80 55 18 119.8 70 basalt
pebble flake 60 55 13 61.4 basalt
85 53 11 104.3 70 ?
atypical 45 56 9 26.6 35                  75 ?
Miscellaneous 120 180 32 925.2 basalt
atypical 60 80 32 215.0 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 3
Primary
pebble flake 94 105 23 277.9 basalt
55 50 22 56.8 70 basalt
atypical chopper 677.2 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 4
Secondary Flake
pebble flake 80 60 24 140.6 basalt
core 143.0 basalt
atypical flake 88.2 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 5
Primary Flake
pebble flake 87 50 11 68.1 basalt
Secondary Flake
atypical fractured 27.4 basalt
atypical fractured 22.2 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 6
Secondary Flake
75 70 12 67.6 basalt
Primary Flake
atypical 45 115 12 71.8 55 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 7
atypical chopper 173.8 basalt
atypical chopper 945.5 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 8
Primary flake
pebble flake 72 93 18 135.4 basalt
pebble flake 63 75 12 71.0 30 ?
Secondary flake
pebble flake 55 55 16 58.4 60 basalt
pebble flake 55 68 14 56.6 basalt
57 70 13 65.3 basalt
80 97 13 69.0 70 basalt
Chopper
atypical 200.0 basalt
crushed 259.3 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 9
Primary
fractured pebble flake 50 30.2 35                  50 ?
Secondary
pebble flake 65 85 24 72.2 40                  55 basalt
atypical 60 40 12 69.9 basalt
43 47 13 36.3 basalt
43 30 9 16.2 60 andesite
60 45 14 39.4 60 basalt
fragmentada 50.9 ?
40 50 26.2 70 basalt
Core Capillo 192.1 tonalite
Unit 16, Layer 7
Primary
95 110 31 389.2 rhyolite
pebble flake 115 80 23 239.4 andesite
60 130 17 149.5 basalt
80 70 23 164.0 andesite
fragmented 33.3 basalt
70 45 17 64.3 basalt
Secondary
scraper 70 58 18 94.8 basalt
pebble flake 40 50 19 44.0 basalt
Fractured pebble flake 34.4 basalt
Fractured pebble flake 28.4 basalt
Fractured pebble flake 97.0 basalt
45 54 9 29.0 30                  100 basalt
pebble flake 45 70 10 39.3 basalt
60 48 18 75.7 75 basalt
atypical 45 33 11 13.6 basalt
fragmented 9.3 basalt
fragmented 41.2 basalt
fragmented 20.0 basalt
65 50 17 60.7 65 basalt
Chopper
atypical 444.2 ?
Unit 16, Layer 10
Primary
70 60 14 54.7 basalt
66 72 17 87.3 45 basalt
fragmented 39.9 basalt
95 67 34 317.5 65                  65 basalt
pebble flake 70 80 20 129.5 95 basalt
pebble flake 63 50 25 60.1 60 basalt
Secondary- pebble
46 83 22 53.7 15 basalt
fractured 45.2 basalt
65 52 17 101.0 60 basalt
68 55 19 86.4 80 basalt
atypical 50 90 13 49.5 75 basalt
55 50 21 40.3 55                  65 basalt
fragmented 170.9 basalt
65 58 13 69.4 65 basalt
55 50 18 51.4 50                  65 basalt
atypical 55 55 13 60.5 basalt
40 35 8 22.1 basalt
Secondary – not pebble flakes
68 57 18 81.9 60 basalt
40 55 11 29.5 basalt
80 60 14 88.5 75 basalt
atypical 65 50 15 48.6 basalt
55 32 14 28.0 andesite
used distal end 60 32 10 21.6 70 basalt
78 35 15 38.8 85 basalt
60 52 15 38.2 70 basalt
67 35 10 29.6 80 basalt
90 50 23 112.9 60 basalt
46 30 8 11.7 30                  60 basalt
60 63 21 77.6 60 basalt
fractured 20.4 basalt
60 30 11 21.6 65 basalt
Core
pebble flake 496.6 basalt
pebble flake 136.3 basalt
large pebble flake 614.2 basalt
Scrapers
192.6 basalt
pebble flake 240.4 basalt
fractured pebble flake 95.2 basalt
pebble flake 281.2 basalt
Chopper
fragmented pebble flake 234.3 basalt
atypical 346.8 basalt
112.0 basalt
pebble flake 247.0 ?
Unit 16, Layer 11
Primary
pebble flake 105 130 27 454.8 basalt
fractured pebble flake 66.3 basalt
fractured pebble flake 24.4 basalt
132.7 basalt
80 75 16 106.4 basalt
197.4 basalt
85 12 35 267.4 65 basalt
78 65 11 68.0 quartzite
60 70 20 109.8 basalt
63 85 11 61.6 basalt
Secondary pebble
85 55 13 111.6 80 basalt
fractured 55.1 andesite
56 80 14 100.6 basalt
95 77 23 212.6 basalt
65 58 19 88.4 75 basalt
55 67 15 67.8 35 basalt
70 45 18 52.9 basalt
fractured 29.0 basalt
55 57 12 36.7 ?
46 70 10 32.4 25                  70 basalt
50 80 14 62.8 basalt
fractured 24.3 basalt
fractured 38.4 basalt
65 75 20 101.2 basalt
65 64 13 95.5 55 basalt
fractured 72.7 basalt
58 55 18 53.9 85 basalt
fractured 26.6 basalt
spokeshave 50 70 28 112.5 65                  40 basalt
65 82 11 96.5 50 basalt
45 60 16 48.4 65 basalt
60 45 18 72.1 basalt
Core
pebble flake 191.0 basalt
pebble flake 99.8 basalt
pebble flake 120.0 basalt
Scrapers
pebble flake 130 250.3 basalt
pebble flake 182.0 basalt
Chopper
atypical 116.0 basalt
atypical 354.0 basalt
crushed 775.5 ?
crushed 194.4 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 12
Secondary
pebble flake 60 55 12 30.5 basalt
Core
pebble flake 1034.0 basalt
pebble flake fragment 50.0 ?
pebble flake fragment 416.2 quartzite
Fluted sinker weight diameter 90 cm 663.0 granite
fishing weight diameter 65 cm 247.0 granite
Unit 16, Layer 14
Primary
fractured 77.6 basalt
Secondary
fractured 44.0 basalt
fractured 26.3 basalt
fractured 54.0 andesite
30 60 8 19.9 basalt
fractured 54.1 basalt
Unit 16, Layer 16
crushed 619.4 green ?

 

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