Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Upper Daling Region Settlement Dataset
Christian E. Peterson, Lu Xueming, Robert D. Drennan, and Zhu Da


Hongshan Occupation

Detailed data are provided for all the collection units in which Hongshan ceramics were recovered, together with the Hongshan surface sherd densities in all those collection units. The details of grouping of collection units into local and supra-local communities are also provided.

The basic data map is provided in a vector format and two raster formats.

In vector format, there is an AutoCAD (Release 12) .DXF file called HS.DXF. Each collection unit that yielded Hongshan sherds is indicated by an AutoCAD closed polyline on the layer LOTS (color Magenta) enclosing its complete area. The Hongshan surface sherd density (sherds per square meter) is attached to the polyine for each collection unit as its z-value (that is, its elevation). Click here to download the file HS.DXF (651 KB).

In raster format, cell values are Hongshan sherd densities (in sherds per square meter). The Idrisi raster layers are in HS-IDRISI.ZIP (a compressed file that contains HS.RDC and HS.RST). Click here to download the file HS-IDRISI.ZIP (32 KB). The GeoTIFF format is in HS-GEOTIFF.ZIP (a compressed file that contains HS.TFW and HS.TIF). Click here to download the file HS-GEOTIFF.ZIP (32 KB).

Details of the grouping of collection units into local communities in the published analysis are provided in the form of an AutoCAD (Release 12) .DXF file. This file has a single layer, CLUSTERS (color Magenta), which contains closed polylines encircling the locations of non-contiguous collection units that were grouped together as local communities. Non-contiguous collection units not falling within one of these polyines were each treated as a separate local community. Click here to download the file HS-LOCAL.DXF (149 KB).

Details of the grouping of local communities into supra-local communities or districts are provided in the form of an AutoCAD (Release 12) .DXF file. This file has a single layer, DISTRICTS (color Green), which contains closed polylines encircling the locations of local communities that were grouped together as larger communities at the supra-local scale. Local communities not falling within one of these polyines are not considered part of any district in the analysis. Click here to download the file HS-DISTRICT.DXF (101 KB).



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