List of Figures

Fig. 1: Find horizon facies A - C, and the archaeological division of the site into zones of activity as suggested by D. Mania (after Mania 1993a).
Fig. 2: Fragment of right brow tine Megaceros (?ssp.) giganteus (in mms).
Fig. 3a and 3b: The parts of a red deer antler. Explanation of code numbers in Table 1.
Fig. 4: Ratio of expected and found beam elements.
Fig. 5: Ratio of expected and found tine elements.
Fig. 6: Length of all antler finds.
Fig. 7: Length of lower beams.
Fig. 8: Length of crowns and crown elements.
Fig. 9: Length of tine and antler fragments.
Fig. 10: Lengths of antler fragments from experimental fragmentation.
Fig. 11: Excavation areas during the years 1969 - 1993 (Mania).
Fig. 12: X-Y coordinates projected onto excavation area.
Fig. 13: Density map of all antler finds from all stratigraphical positions.
Fig. 14: Density map of antler finds other than those from the Chara limestone horizon.
Fig. 15: Density map of all tines and antler cortex fragments from all stratigraphical positions.
Fig. 16: Density map of all tine tips from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 17: Density map of all medial tine fragments from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 18: Density map of all antler cortex fragments from all stratigraphical positions.
Fig. 19: Density map of all crowns and crown fragments from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 20: Density map of all shed antler fragments from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 21: Density map of all unshed antler fragments from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 22: Density map of all antler finds < 50mm from all stratigraphical positions.
Fig. 23: Density map of all antler finds > 50mm and < 100mm from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 24: Density map of all antler finds > 100mm and < 155mm from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 25: Density map of all antler finds < 120mm from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 26: Density map of all antler finds > 155mm from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 27: Thickness of travertine sand and distribution of density categories of all antler finds, apart from the smallest density category of 1 - 8 antler finds (see Fig. 13).
Fig. 28: Density map of all fragments from unshed and shed antlers from all stratigraphic positions.
Fig. 29: Map of refitted antler fragments.
Fig. 30: 3 parallel traces, about 1 cm below the break on the lateral side the antler basis of reconstructed unit No. 75.
Fig. 31: Experimentally produced traces with a heavy duty tool, bez tine area.
Fig. 32: 'Bruchlippen', produced experimentally during uncontrolled fragmentation of antler.
Fig. 33: Break in the distal part of a brow tine.
Fig. 34: Experimentally produced use marks (digging in sandy loam) along a tine tip.
Fig. 35: Possible use marks on a coronet.
Fig. 36: Phases of the general formation of the antler assemblage in the excavated part of the site.