Table 15.38. Characteristics of Dakota 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 | 3 | 3.6 | 2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.6 |
Medium | 66 | 78.6 | 18 | 81.8 | 16 | 72.7 | 324 | 46.0 |
Coarse | 15 | 17.9 | 2 | 9.1 | 6 | 27.3 | 376 | 53.4 |
Color | ||||||||
White | 62 | 68.9 | 15 | 78.9 | 20 | 87.0 | 561 | 78.1 |
Gray | 17 | 18.9 | 3 | 15.8 | 1 | 4.3 | 67 | 9.3 |
Mixed | 11 | 12.2 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 8.7 | 90 | 12.5 |
NOTE: For each site, the total number of pieces listed under "Grain" differs from the total number of pieces listed under "Color" because the two observations were not consistently recorded for all items (for example, color, but not grain size, may have been recorded for an individual piece).