Extended Data Fig. 5: Shaping marks on the treetrunk underlying object 1033 notch, BLB5. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 5: Shaping marks on the treetrunk underlying object 1033 notch, BLB5.

From: Evidence for the earliest structural use of wood at least 476,000 years ago

Extended Data Fig. 5

Surface modifications on the treetrunk (Fig. 3) beneath and just beyond the notch (Fig. 3., Extended Data Fig. 4). Images described counter clockwise: white arrows highlight direction of striations, some V-shaped in profile, cutting across the grain from the edge toward the middle of the surface; a set of parallel transverse striations/cutmarks, with V-shaped profiles (white arrows) along ridge descending to a flat tapered surface; inset detail of the striations on the ridge crest; overview of the set of striations along the ridge; profile view of the flattened surface below the ridge; profile view of the ridge and break of slope onto the flat tapering surface which extends beyond the notch; plan view of the flat tapering end with transverse striations and cutmarks with V-shaped profiles (white arrows) interpreted as shaping marks.

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