Table 1: Case studies with total (all samples processed) versus partial sterility in pollen analysis of Iberian sites
| Site Type | Number | % | Total cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Total | Partial | Total | ||
| Peat Bogs | 10 | 1 | 90,91 | 9,09 | 11 |
| Non-saline lakes/palaeo-lakes | 16 | 9 | 64,00 | 36,00 | 25 |
| Saline lacustrine systems | 19 | 3 | 86,36 | 13,64 | 22 |
| Caves | 32 | 19 | 62,75 | 37,25 | 51 |
| Rockshelters | 12 | 15 | 44,44 | 55,56 | 27 |
| Open-air archaeological | 37 | 26 | 58,73 | 41,27 | 63 |
| Open-air palaeontological | 2 | 4 | 33,33 | 66,67 | 6 |
| Travertines | 0 | 2 | 0,00 | 100,00 | 2 |
| Palaeosoils | 2 | 1 | 66,67 | 33,33 | 3 |
| Fluvial terraces | 2 | 0 | 100,00 | 0,00 | 2 |
| Slope deposits | 2 | 3 | 40,00 | 60,00 | 5 |
| Moraine deposits | 0 | 1 | 0,00 | 100,00 | 1 |
| Coprolites | 6 | 8 | 42,86 | 57,14 | 14 |