Figure 1.
Map of Tabun Cave with excavated squares and location of the sampled layers: Beds J82BS and J83B1 in gray, R63 in dashed line.
The cave outline is based on a map by Goldberg [101, pl. 1].
Figure 2.
Tabun section showing the general location of the studied samples.
Table 1.
The three Yabrudian assemblages.
Table 2.
Frequencies of type of cortex (including all items aside cores and core-tools).
Figure 3.
Blades (1–4) and thinning flakes (5–8) from Bed J83B1.
Figure 4.
NBK-flake shaped into a denticulate (1), overpass item (2) and prismatic blade core (3) from Bed J82BS.
Figure 5.
Debordants, Bed J82BS. No. 1 shaped into a scraper.
Table 3.
Frequencies of striking platform types (including blanks and tools).
Table 4.
Frequencies of scar patterns (including blanks and tools).
Table 5.
Frequencies of end termination (including blanks and shaped items).
Table 6.
Metrics (blanks and shaped items).
Table 7.
T-test of metrics (blanks and shaped items).
Figure 6.
An initial débordant (1), a flat surface overpass items (2-3) and a centripetal core (4) from layer R63.
Table 8.
Core trimming elements.
Table 9.
Frequencies of side of blanks removed from the lateral edges of the cores (blanks and shaped).
Table 10.
Core types.
Table 11.
Metrics of cores.
Figure 7.
A centripetal core from Bed J83B1.
Figure 8.
Broad surface unidirectional cores from Layer 75, core 1 was shaped into a scraper following discard (Although the items illustrated are not form the studied sample they demonstrate the discussed technological features).
Figure 9.
Scrapers from Bed J82BS and J83B1. No. 2 was shaped on a core.
Figure 10.
Scrapers from Bed J82BS shaped on débordant (1), initial débordants (2–3) and NBK-flake (4).
Figure 11.
Scrapers from Layer R63. No. 1 was also utilized as a core on flake.
Table 12.
Tools.
Table 13.
Division of scraper types.
Table 14.
Percentage of main blank types transformed into scrapers.
Table 15.
Comparison between blanks and scrapers.
Table 16.
Comparison between blanks and scrapers.
Figure 12.
A schematic representation of the difference perception of reduction between Levallois (1) and the Yabrudian scraper-blank technology (2).
(1) After Boëda et al. [26].