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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Yahuay Alta Community Dataset |
The data files EXCERAMICS.TXT and EXCERAMICS.XLS provide ceramic ware counts for excavation contexts of the Yahuay Alta community. The data corresponds to Table C.2. (pp. 520) of the dissertation associated with this dataset. Detailed explanations for paste and vessel types can be found in Appendix A (pp. 377-410). EXCERAMICS.TXT is an ASCII text file; EXCERAMICS.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one context. There are 755 lines in the text file, each with 13 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
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Unit. Refers to the excavation unit. Detailed descriptions of Units 1, 2, and 4 can be found on pp. 171-172. Detailed descriptions of Units 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 can be found on pp. 210-212. |
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Area. The largest subdivision of Units; areas were defined by natural differentiated sections of a unit. |
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Layer. Refers to the natural stratigraphic layers found in each individual unit. Detailed descriptions of the stratigraphy of each unit can be found for Units 1, 2, and 4 on pp. 172-174 and for Units 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 on pp. 212-215. |
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Quad. The smallest individual subdivision of Units. Quads consisted of 1x1 meter squares that formed a grid over each unit. These grids were numbered sequentially from left to right and from top to bottom, so Quad 1 was always the most northwesternly of the unit. The location of each Quad can be seen in the individual drawings of each unit, Figs. 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 6.2, 6.5, 6.7, 6.9, and 6.11. |
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Rasgo (Feature). Refers to individual features found in each Unit. These features are quite variable in size and shape. Descriptions of individual Rasgos can be found throughout Chapters 5 and 6 and on the individual drawings of each unit, Figs. 5.2, 5.4, 5.6, 6.2, 6.5, 6.7, 6.9, and 6.11. |
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Total number of sherds |
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Number of Huaracane Vegetal sherds |
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Number of Huaracane Arena sherds |
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Number of Huaracane Fino sherds |
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Number of Pasta Biotite sherds |
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Number of Pasta Centro Rosada sherds |
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Number of Pasta Naranja sherds |
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Number of "Other" sherds |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
1,A,A,4,-,1,0,1,0,0,0,0,0
This indicates that the ceramics pertains to Unit 1, Area A, Layer A, Quad 4. This context had a total of 1 sherd, which was Huaracane Vegetal.
The last, or 755th, line of the ASCII text file is:
8,B,C,52,19,4,0,3,0,0,1,0,0
This indicates that the ceramics pertains to Unit 8, Area B, Layer C, Quad 52, Rasgo 19. This context had a total of 4 sherds, of which 3 were Huracane Arena and 1 was Pasta Centro Rosada.
Click here to download the file EXCERAMICS.TXT (21 KB) or the file EXCERAMICS.XLS (134 KB).