Contents: Netherstone Analysis
Description: Netherstones are bottom stones against which something was worked. The category includes artifacts that do not have specific attributes to classify them as metates or grinding slabs. All netherstones recovered were included in this analysis. Microscopic evidence of use-wear damage and macroscopic evidence of motor habits were used to identify specific attributes that could be linked to behavior.
Reference: Mark D. Elson and Jeffrey J. Clark, 1995, The Roosevelt Community Development Study, vol. 1: Stone and Shell Artifacts, Anthropological Papers no. 14, Center for Desert Archaeology, pp.83-84.
Primary Key: Site + Prov + Bag + Analnum
Parent Table: RCDGSIND ( Site + Prov + Bag + Analnum )
Columns:
| Name | Type | Size | Contents | Coding Indexes |
| SITE | NUMBER | Integer | ASM site number | |
| FEATNUM | NUMBER | 10,3 | Feature number | |
| PROV | NUMBER | Integer | Provenience/Field number for spatial location | |
| BAG | NUMBER | Integer | Bag number of artifact collection | |
| ANALNUM | NUMBER | Integer | Analysis number | |
| ARTTYPE | NUMBER | Integer | Artifact type | GSIND_ARTTYPE_RCD |
| SUBTYPE | NUMBER | Integer | Artifact subtype | GSIND_SUBTYPE_RCD |
| SURCOUNT | NUMBER | Integer | Surface count on netherstone | NSTON_SURCOUNT_RCD |
| SURLENGTH | NUMBER | 10,3 | Surface length of netherstone | |
| SURFWIDTH | NUMBER | 10,3 | Surface width of netherstone | |
| SURFDEPTH | NUMBER | 10,3 | Surface depth of netherstone | |
| BRWID | NUMBER | 10,3 | Border/rim width (average) | |
| SURFMANU | NUMBER | Integer | Surface manufacture | NSTON_SURFMANU_RCD |
| SURFCONF | NUMBER | Integer | Surface configuration | NSTON_SURFCONF_RCD |
| STROKE | NUMBER | Integer | Stroke used | NSTON_STROKE_RCD |
| RESIDUE | NUMBER | Integer | Residue left on netherstone | NSTON_RESIDUE_RCD |
| GRAMS | NUMBER | 10,3 | Weight in grams | |
| COMMENTS | VARCHAR | 65 | Additional comments about artifact |