Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in the Study of Archaeological Materials from the Caribbean

Table 4.3. Antigua Formation Flints. Average Values of Trace Element Concentrations (in mg/kg [ppm]) and Their
Ratios in Flints from a Primary Context Compared to Flints from a Secondary Context by Source.
Source Al K Na Ti Li Cr Fe Ca Al/K Al/Na K/Na Al/Fe Al/Li Al/Ti Al/Cr
Long Island
primary 1484 481 1029 58.1 12.7 5.80 482 3303 3.06 1.45 0.47 3.23 115.4 25.52 254
secondary 1647 502 868 71.3 14.5 7.21 447 1007 3.29 1.94 0.60 4.65 114.6 23.15 234
Little Cove
primary 1037 314 822 35.9 13.1 4.51 235 3121 3.32 1.33 0.40 5.98 81.4 30.35 231
secondary 1246 355 682 34.1 14.7 4.40 162 1640 3.50 1.88 0.54 11.52 88.5 37.15 337
Soldier Point
primary 875 297 528 32.1 11.2 3.34 227 3570 3.06 1.72 0.59 3.97 79.8 28.29 268
secondary 878 283 680 34.6 11.4 3.62 241 1930 3.10 1.30 0.42 3.91 77.5 26.60 262
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