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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Yahuay Alta Community Dataset |
The data files EXIMPLEMENTS.TXT and EXIMPLEMENTS.XLS provide the quantities of different types of lithic implements recovered from excavations at the Yahuay Alta community. The data corresponds to Table C.5. (pp. 560) of the dissertation associated with this dataset. EXIMPLEMENTS.TXT is an ASCII text file; EXIMPLEMENTS.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one context. There are 438 lines in the text file, each with 20 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
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Unit. Refers to an 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 Lithic Implements |
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Number of Nodules |
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Number of Flakes |
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Number of Pulidores |
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Number of Manos |
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Number of Utilized Cores |
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Number of Projectile Points |
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Number of Choppers |
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Number of Hoes |
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Number of Expedient Tools |
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Number of Quartz Crystals |
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Number of Quartz Fragments |
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Number of Chrysocolla |
19 |
Number of Lajas |
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Number of Other Implements |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
1,A,S,30,-,2,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
This indicates that the data pertains to lithic implements collected in Unit 1, Area A, Layer S, Quad 30. There is no Rasgo associated with Lot 1. It comprises a total of 2 lithic implements, of which both were Flakes.
The last, or 438th, line of the ASCII text file is:
8,B,C,52,19,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0
This indicates that the data pertains to lithic implements collected in Unit 8, Area B, Layer C, Quad 52, Rasgo 19. This context only produced one lithic implement, which was a Chrysacolla.
Click here to download the file EXIMPLEMENTS.TXT (19 KB) or the file EXIMPLEMENTS.XLS (100 KB).