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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Quijos Settlement Dataset |
The data files POLLEN.TXT and POLLEN.XLS contain data on all the microbotanical remains recovered at Quijos. POLLEN.TXT is an ASCII text file; POLLEN.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one sample. There are 12 lines in the text file, each with 34 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
| Stratigraphic test number, and stratigraphic level | |
| Subandean Forest: Alchornea (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Alnus (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Hedyosmum (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Myrsine (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Solanum (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Symplocos (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Thalictrum (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Montia (number of specimens) | |
| Andean Forest: Weinmannia (number of specimens) | |
| Paramo: Poaceae (number of specimens) | |
| Paramo: Asteraceae (number of specimens) | |
| Páramo: Umbelliferae (number of specimens) | |
| Páramo: Ericaceae (number of specimens) | |
| Cultivars: Phaseolus vulgaris (number of specimens) | |
| Cultivars: Chenopodiaceae (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Hymenophyllum (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Monolete psilate (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Monolete verrucate (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Trilete psilate (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Tetraploa aristata (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Cyathea (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Hemitelia (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Hypolepis (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Thelypteris (number of specimens) | |
| Fern Spores: Sellaginella (number of specimens) | |
| Fungus Spores: Glomus (number of specimens) | |
| Fungus Spores: Coniochaeta ligniaria (number of specimens) | |
| Fungus Spores: Cercophora (number of specimens) | |
| Fungus Spores: Ustulina deusta (number of specimens) | |
| Fungus Spores: Sordariaceae (number of specimens) | |
| Fungus Spores: Sporormiella (number of specimens) | |
| Swamp: Cyperaceae (number of specimens) | |
| Swamp: Spirogyra (number of specimens) |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
VQ038-01,1,1,1,1,1,,1,,1,1,4,3,,,13,41,12,1,13,1,5,,,,,24,24,5,14,,,,
This indicates that the data are for a sample collected in stratigraphic test VQ038, in stratigraphic level 01. From the Subandean Forest species there is one specimen of Alchornea; from the Andean Forest species there is one specimen of Alnus, one of Hedyosrnum, one of Myrsine, one of Solanum, none of Symplocos, one of Thalictrum, none of Montia and one of Weinmannia. From the Paramo species there is one specimen of Poaceae, four of Asteraceae, three of Umbelliferae, and none of Ericaceae; of Cultivars, there are no specimens of Phaseolus vulgaris, and 13 of Chenopodiaceae. From Fern Spores there are 41 of Hymenophyllum, 12 of Monolete psilate, one of Monolete verrucate, 13 of Trilete psilate, one of Tetraploa aristata, five of Cyathea, none of Hemitelia, none of Hypolepis, none of Thelypteris, and none of Sellaginella. From Fungus Spores there are 24 specimens of Glomus, 24 of Coniochaeta ligniaria, five of Cercophora, 14 of Ustulina deusta, none of Sordariaceae, and none of Sporormiella. Finally, there are no specimens of Swamp species (Cyperaceae and Spirogyra).
The last (12th) line of the ASCII text file is:
VQ041-05,,,,,,,,,,1,2,,,,,1,2,,,,2,,,,1,1,1,,1,,,1,
This indicates that the data are for a sample collected in stratigraphic test VQ041, in stratigraphic level 05. There are no specimens of Subandean Forest species or of Andean Forest species. From Paramo species, there is one specimen of Poaceae and two of Asteraceae. There are no Cultivars. From Fern Spores there is one specimen of Hymenonphyllum, two of Monolete psilate, two of Cyathea and one of Sellaginella. From the Fungus Spores there is one specimen of Glomus, one of Coniochaeta, and one of Ustulina deusta. Finally, from the Swamp species there is only one specimen of Cyperaceae.
Click here to download the file POLLEN.TXT (1 KB) or the file POLLEN.XLS (21 KB).