Table 15.37. Characteristics of Morrison Formation Debitage from Four of the Tested Sites
G and G Hamlet | Roy's Ruin | Lester's Site | Stanton's Site | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Grain | ||||||||
Fine | 55 | 12.0 | 9 | 4.3 | 9 | 2.2 | 37 | 3.0 |
Medium | 358 | 78.3 | 181 | 87.0 | 390 | 93.3 | 1,132 | 90.4 |
Coarse | 44 | 9.6 | 18 | 8.7 | 19 | 4.5 | 83 | 6.6 |
Color | ||||||||
Green | 43 | 8.9 | 24 | 10.7 | 134 | 31.8 | 162 | 12.9 |
Brown | 9 | 1.9 | 16 | 7.1 | 8 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.2 |
Purple | 105 | 21.7 | 77 | 34.2 | 82 | 19.4 | 438 | 34.8 |
Gray | 224 | 46.3 | 63 | 28.0 | 142 | 33.6 | 502 | 39.9 |
White | 30 | 6.2 | 8 | 3.6 | 21 | 5.0 | 46 | 3.7 |
Black | 59 | 12.2 | 33 | 14.7 | 21 | 5.0 | 68 | 5.4 |
Mixed | 14 | 2.9 | 4 | 1.8 | 14 | 3.3 | 28 | 2.2 |
NOTE: For each site, the total number of pieces listed under "Grain" is less than the total number of pieces listed under "Color" because grain size was not recorded for some items (the observation either was not made or was not entered into the database).