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List of refitting units

Conjoining antler fragments form refitting units. The refitting units are recorded, according to identification numbers. A refitting unit consists of two or more conjoining elements. Each refitting unit is recorded with several attributes.

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List of Units: 21-30

ID:21
Refit: 187/B1, 201/33, 201/20, 201/20a
Morphological description: a: Main beam fragment, left
b: Second tine, basal fragment, left
c: Brow tine, basal fragment, left
d: Brow tine fragment
Spatial provenance: a: A/B
b: A
c: B
d: B
Distance: a - b: 1m
a - c: 10cm
c - d: 1cm
Stratigraphical provenance:a: Planum b
b: ?
c: Planum b
d: Planum b
The stratigraphic provenance of find b is not documented.
Special characteristics: Find Nr. 19 of square 201 probably represents the tip of the brow tine that belongs to this refitting unit; however, the find does not refit mechanically. The antler base of find a is heavily disturbed. The disturbance is later than the brow tine breakage. The edges of that breakage are rounded; the breakage plane follows older weathering cracks. Brow tine and second tine breakages occur in areas of contact with underlying finds. Find d is a small brow tine cortex fragment, which has separated from the brow tine along a weathering crack. This process is not necessarily related to artificial mechanical influences.

ID: 22
Refit: 184/B1, 114/78
Morphological description: a: Lower main beam, unshed antler, right
b: Crown base, right
Spatial provenance:a: A
b: A
Distance: 14.8m
Stratigraphical provenance: a: Planum b
b: Planum b
The stratigraphic provenance of find a can be given more precisely. The travertine sands of the diluvial fan are about 70cm thick in square 184. Three horizons were distinguished: the base is formed by c. 35cm medium-grained travertine sand, c. 15cm medium-grained, single gravel containing travertine sands follow, and the top is formed by c. 20cm fine-grained travertine sand (unpubl. data by D. Mania). Find a comes from the lowest horizon. In square 114 the diluvial fan is formed by 30cm laminated fine- to medium-grained travertine sands with single gravels. Find b comes from that horizon.
Special characteristics: The two finds display different surface preservation. Both exhibit weathering cracks. While find b exhibits an early stage of surface destruction, find a is in an advanced stage of surface loss. Find a is of a brighter colour than find b. The tip of the brow tine of find a is affected by splintering.

ID:23
Refit:139/151, 129/183
Morphological description: a: Crown tine fragment, basal
b: Crown tine, tip of the tine
Spatial provenance:a: A
b: A
Distance:?
Stratigraphical provenance: a: Planum a
b: Planum a
Special characteristics: Weathering cracks had formed prior to breakage of the refitting unit.

ID:24
Refit: 173/B2, 142/105
Morphological description: a: Upper main beam fragment, left
b: Crown base fragment, left
Spatial provenance:a: A
b: A
Distance:c. 4m
Stratigraphical provenance: a: Planum b?
b: Planum b?
In square 173, find a came from the transitional zone between diluvial fan and shore terrace. The fine- to medium-grained travertine sands are 20-40cm thick here. Below, relicts of channels were found. In square 142 the fine- to medium-grained travertine sands reach a thickness of c. 30cm; below, relicts of channels were found. Faults disturb the square.
Special characteristics: Refittings of upper main beam parts are rare in the Bilzingsleben antler material.

ID:25
Refit: 56/43, 41/46
Morphological description: a: Crown tine fragment, basal
b: Crown Tine, medial fragment
Spatial provenance: a: A
b: A
Distance: ?
Stratigraphical provenance: a: ? b: ?
Special characteristics: -

ID: 26
Refit:124/5, 123/199
Morphological description: a: Crown fragment, right
b: Upper main beam fragment, right
Spatial provenance: a: A
b: A
Distance: c. 1.1m
Stratigraphical provenance: a: Planum b?
b: Planum b?
The diluvial fan of square 123 gets thinner towards square 124. Fine- to medium-grained travertine sand forms a layer up to 30cm thick. Below, a c. 80cm wide channel, 30cm deep and filled with oblique laminated travertine sand, was observed. In square 124 the travertine sand of the diluvial fan is c. 20cm thick. Below, relicts of channels, 35cm deep, and filled with oblique laminated travertine sand were encountered. In the lower parts, almost no finds occurred; most finds were recovered from the middle part of the travertine sands. The exact documentation of the stratigraphic positions for finds a+b are missing.
Special characteristics: -

ID: 27
Refit:228/99, 229/173
Morphological description: a: Lower main beam fragment, right
b: Antler base fragment, shed antler, right
Spatial provenance: a: A
b: A
Distance: ?
Stratigraphical provenance: a: ?
b: ?
Find a came from a situation that was described in an unpublished excavation report in 1985 by Mania as a pavement-like layer. Finds were encountered densely packed and overlying each other in multiple levels. Find b appeared at the edge of this feature. Covering travertine sands were 20cm thick. Below, depressions were encountered, filled with yellowish travertine sand, containing few finds. No documentation is available for find b.
Special characteristics: Find a is slightly more eroded than find b.

ID:28
Refit:320/816, 321/127
Morphological description: a: Crown tine fragment, basal
b: Crown tine, tip of the tine
Spatial provenance:a: B
b: B
Distance: ?
Stratigraphical provenance: a: Planum a?
b: Planum c
Find b comes from a pavement-like accumulation of finds, lying directly on top of the loesslike sediment. Here, three plana were excavated; find b comes from planum c, the lowest one. The pavement-like accumulation of finds is outside the "pavement", lying more to the south-east. Find a is not registered; adhering sediment is Chara limestone, pointing to a probable origin in the Chara limestone horizon.
Special characteristics: -

ID:29
Refit:82/36, 82/73
Morphological description: a: Crown base fragment
b: Upper main beam fragment
Spatial provenance: a: A
b: A
Distance: ?
Stratigraphical provenance: a: ?
b: ?
Special characteristics: The finds exhibit weathering cracks and nearly total destruction of the antler cortex.

ID:30
Refit:117/38, 117/83
Morphological description: a: Tip of tine
b: Tine, medial fragment
Spatial provenance: a: A
b: A
Distance: ?
Stratigraphical provenance: a: Planum a
b: Planum a
Special characteristics: -


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