1 Provenience. Only 12 pieces of bone were studied, making this one of our smallest assemblages. It is only 0.1% of the 8813-piece grand total (Table A1.1, site 17).
Foronova (2000:137) reported that 19 pieces were found, and on the basis of the morphology of the mammoth tooth parts she suggested a date of Mindel-Riss time, that is 350000+ BP.
2 Species. Half of the 12 pieces are bison, and half are indeterminable (Table A1.2, site
17). Foronova (2000:137) reported the same ratio, but with the addition of fragments of mammoth tooth. Foronova classified the bison as Bison priscus.
3 Skeletal elements. A bison tooth, two ribs, a long bone, two metapodials, humerus, femur, and four unknowns make up the 12-piece Mokhovo Mine 1 assemblage (Table A1.3, site 17).
4 Age. There are no sub-adults represented in the 12 pieces.
5 Completeness. There are no whole bones; five pieces have one end; and seven have no anatomical ends (Table A1.5, site 17).
6 Maximum size. The mean is 10.2 cm, and the range is 6.2 cm to 21.0 cm for the 12 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces (Table A1.6, site 17).
7 Damage shape. There is one tooth fragment, one long bone flake, nine long bone fragments, and one piece of a proximal rib (Table A1.7, site 17).
8 Color. All 12 of the Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces are ivory colored (Table A1.8, site 17).
9 Preservation. All 12 of the Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces are ivory hard (Table A1.9, site 17).
10 Perimortem breakage. Seven of the eight Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces that could be scored have perimortem breakage (Table A1.10, site 17).
11 Postmortem breakage. Seven of the 11 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces that could be scored have postmortem breakage (Table A1.11, site 17).
12-13 End-hollowing and notching. There are no examples of these two variables in the
12 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces.
14 Tooth scratches. There is one Mokhovo Mine 1 piece (the bison tooth) that is scratched. This piece has three tooth scratches (Table A1.14, site 17).
15 Tooth dints. The same bison tooth showing scratches also has ten tooth dints (Table A1.15, site 17). Foronova (2000:138) reports that seven pieces have “dints,” but she does not define what she means by the term.
16-17 Pseudo-cuts and abrasions. Neither of these considerations appears in the 12 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces (Table A1.16, site 17-A1.17, site 17).
18 Polishing. Four Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces have end-polishing, and six have end-middle (Table A1.18, site 17).
19-24 Embedded fragments, tooth wear, acid erosion, rodent gnawing, insect damage, and human bone. There are no examples ofthese variables in the 12 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces.
25 Cut marks. There is one out of the 12 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces that has apparent cutting in addition to perimortem breakage. This 12.1 cm long bison femur fragment has five cut marks on the distal articular surface. Each cut in the nested set is less than 5 mm long and each is very faint (Table A1.25, site 17).
26 Chop marks. There are no chop marks on any of the 12 Mokhovo Mine 1 pieces.
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