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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Isla Mocha Dataset |
The data files BOTANICAL.TXT and BOTANICAL.XLS contain classified counts of botanical remains in each of the 120 samples excavated from Test Pits in the site of Isla Mocha. Samples (6.13 liters per each 5 cm level) were processed with an assisted flotation machine. BOTANICAL.TXT is an ASCII text file; BOTANICAL.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents a 6.13-liter sample, and classifies the remains by FAMILY, Genus, and species (when identified). There are 120 lines in the text file, each with 54 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
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Site. |
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Level. Test pits were excavated in arbitrary levels of 10 cm. |
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Number of remains of charred, ELAEOCARPACEAE Aristotelia chilensis. |
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Number of remains of ASTERACEAE, Asteraceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, ASTERACEAE, Asteraceae. |
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Number of remains of CARYOPHYLLACEAE, Caryophyllaceae. |
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Number of remains of CARYOPHYLLACEAE, Silene gallica. |
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Number of remains of charred, CARYOPHYLLACEAE, Silene gallica. |
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Number of remains of CARYOPHYLLACEAE, Stellaria sp. |
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Number of remains of AMARANTHACEAE Amaranthus sp. |
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Number of remains of AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium album. |
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Number of remains of AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium sp. |
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Number of remains of charred, AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium quinoa. |
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Number of remains of charred, AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium sp. |
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Number of remains of charred, VITACEAE, Cissus striata. |
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Number of remains of charred, LAURACEAE, Cryptocarya alba. |
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Number of remains of charred, CYPERACEAE, Cyperus sp. |
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Number of remains of charred, WINTERACEAE, Drimys winteri. |
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Number of remains of FABACEAE, Fabaceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, FABACEAE, Fabaceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, FABACEAE, Phaseolus vulgaris. |
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Number of remains of FABACEAE, Medicago sp. |
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Number of remains of charred, FABACEAE, Medicago sp. |
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Number of remains of charred, ROSACEAE, Fragaria aff. chiloensis. |
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Number of remains of ROSACEAE, Fragaria aff. chiloensis. |
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Number of remains of charred, ROSACEAE, Fragaria chiloensis. |
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Number of remains of ROSACEAE, Rosaceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, ROSACEAE, Rosaceae. |
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Number of remains of ROSACEAE, Rubus sp. |
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Number of remains of charred, ROSACEAE, Rubus. |
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Number of remains of charred, PROTEACEAE, Gevuina avellana. |
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Number of remains of JUNCACEAE, Juncaceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, ALSTROEMERIACEAE, Luzuriaga radicans. |
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Number of remains of charred, POACEAE, Bromus sp. |
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Number of remains of POACEAE, Poaceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, POACEAE, Poaceae. |
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Number of remains of POACEAE, Tritricum aestivum. |
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Number of remains of charred, POACEAE, Zea aff. mayz. |
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Number of remains of POACEAE, Zea mayz. |
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Number of remains of charred, PHILESIACEAE, Lapageria rosea. |
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Number of remains of charred, POLIGONACEAE, Muehlenbeckia hastulata. |
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Number of remains of POLIGONACEAE, Polygonaceae. |
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Number of remains of charred, POLIGONACEAE, Polygonaceae. |
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Number of remains of BRASSICACEAE, Raphanus sativus. |
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Number of remains of SOLANACEAE, Solanaceae. |
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Number of remains of PORTULACACEAE, Portulaca oleracea. |
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Number of remains of charred, PORTULACACEAE, Portulaca oleracea. |
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Number of remains of charred, TYPHACEAE, Typha aff. angustifolia. |
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Number of remains of charred, TYPHACEAE, Typha angustifolia. |
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Number of remains of charred, MYRTACEAE, Ugni molinae. |
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Number of unidentifiable remains (too poorly preserved for identification). |
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Number of charred, unidentifiable remains (too poorly preserved for identification). |
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Number of unidentified remains (well enough preserved for potential identification in the future). |
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Number of charred, unidentified remains (well enough preserved for potential identification in the future). |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
P29-1,0-5cm,,90,,3,73,,,457,1273,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,10,,,,,,,,,,447,,283,680,,,,,,,,,
This indicates that the sample was taken from the site P29-1, level 0-5cm. All the remains were identified as follows: 90 remains of ASTERACEAE, Asteraceae; 3 of CARYOPHYLLACEAE, Caryophyllaceae; 73 of CARYOPHYLLACEAE, Silene gallica; 457 of AMARANTHACEAE, Amaranthus sp.; 1273 of AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium album; 10 of JUNCACEAE, Juncaceae; 447 of POLIGONACEAE, Polygonaceae; 283 of BRASSICACEAE, Raphanus sativus; and 680 of SOLANACEAE, Solanaceae.
The last, or 120th, line of the ASCII text file is:
P31-1,95-100cm,,,,,,,,,,,7,2,,,,,,1,,,,,,1,,,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,1,,,1,,,5,,4
This indicates that the sample was taken from the site P31-1, level 95-100cm. All the remains were identified as follows: 7 remains of charred, AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium quinoa; 2 remains of charred, AMARANTHACEAE, Chenopodium sp.; 1 charred remain of FABACEAE, Fabaceae; 1 charred remain of ROSACEAE, Fragaria chiloensis; 3 charred remains of ROSACEAE, Rubus; 1 remain of PORTULACACEAE, Portulaca oleracea; and 1 charred remain of TYPHACEAE, Typha angustifolia. There were 5 remains that were unidentifiable, and 4 charred remains that were not identified.