sˈɪns dˈɛbɪɾɪdʒ ɪz plˈɛntifəl, ænd ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl spˈɛsɪmənz ɑːɹ jˈuːʒuːəli nˌɑːt dˌaɪəɡnˈɑːstɪk, ðeɪ kæn ˈɔfən ˌʌndɚɡˈoʊ dᵻstɹˈʌktɪv ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ðæt wʊd nˌɑːt biː sˈuːɾəbəl fɔːɹ ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪfˌækts.
Since debitage is plentiful, and individual specimens are usually not diagnostic, they can often undergo destructive analysis that would not be suitable for other artifacts.