Artifact Inventory
The data files INVENTORY.TXT and INVENTORY.XLS provide artifact counts for each collection unit registered within the Sogamoso Valley regional survey, including ceramic counts sorted by style, period, and form, as well as calculations for sherd densities for all collection units. INVENTORY.TXT is a comma delimited ASCII text file. INVENTORY.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line in the data files represents one survey collection unit. There are 920 lines, each with 120 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
| 1 |
Collection unit code*. An alphanumeric code that identifies each collection unit. These correspond to the collection unit numbers provided in the Location of all Collection Units section of this dataset.
*Unit codes ending in "COLARC" mean that collection units were drawn based on colonial architecture.
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| 2 |
Collection type--the methodology used in collecting artifacts
General = General collection
Systematic = Systematic collection
Shovel = Shovel prove
n/a = Not available (for Colonial Period collection units based on colonial architecture)
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| 3 |
Number of collection circles (for systematic collections). |
| 4 |
Vegetation type |
| 5 |
Total number of sherds in collection. |
| 6 |
Number of unknown sherds. |
Glazed ware (Colonial period)
| 7 |
Total number of Glazed ware sherds. |
| 8 |
Number of Glazed ware plate sherds. |
| 9 |
Number of Glazed ware cup sherds. |
| 10 |
Number of Glazed ware tray sherds. |
| 11 |
Number of Glazed ware bowl sherds. |
Dragged Temper ware (Colonial period)
| 12 |
Total number of Dragged Temper ware sherds. |
| 13 |
Number of Dragged Temper ware decorated sherds. |
| 14 |
Number of Dragged Temper ware pot sherds. |
| 15 |
Number of Dragged Temper ware jar sherds. |
| 16 |
Number of Dragged Temper ware "olla-cuenco" (bowl-pot) sherds. |
Coarse Caramel ware (Early Muisca period)
| 17 |
Total number of Coarse Caramel ware sherds. |
| 18 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware sherds of the coarse variant. |
| 19 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware sherds of the Red on Orange variant. |
| 20 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware sherds of the Fine Tan variant. |
| 21 |
Number of decorated Coarse Caramel ware sherds. |
| 22 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware cup sherds. |
| 23 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware bowl sherds. |
| 24 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware pot sherds. |
| 25 |
Number of Coarse Caramel ware jar sherds. |
Coarse Red ware (Late Muisca period)
| 26 |
Total number of Coarse Red ware sherds. |
| 27 |
Number of decorated Coarse Red ware sherds. |
| 28 |
Number of Coarse Red ware cup sherds. |
| 29 |
Number of Coarse Red ware bowl sherds. |
| 30 |
Number of Coarse Red ware pot sherds. |
| 31 |
Number of Coarse Red ware jar sherds. |
Burnished Orange ware (Late Muisca period)
| 32 |
Total number of Burnished Orange ware sherds. |
| 33 |
Number of decorated Burnished Orange ware sherds. |
| 34 |
Number of Burnished Orange ware cup sherds. |
| 35 |
Number of Burnished Orange ware bowl sherds. |
| 36 |
Number of Burnished Orange ware pot sherds. |
| 37 |
Number of Burnished Orange ware jar sherds. |
Sandy ware (Early Muisca period)
| 38 |
Total number of Sandy ware sherds. |
| 39 |
Number of decorated Sandy ware sherds. |
| 40 |
Number of Sandy ware cup sherds. |
| 41 |
Number of Sandy ware bowl sherds. |
| 42 |
Number of Sandy ware pot sherds. |
| 43 |
Number of Sandy ware jar sherds. |
Calcite Temper ware (Herrera period)
| 44 |
Total number of Calcite Temper ware sherds. |
| 45 |
Number of decorated Calcite Temper ware sherds. |
| 46 |
Number of Calcite Temper ware cup sherds. |
| 47 |
Number of Calcite Temper ware bowl sherds. |
| 48 |
Number of Calcite Temper ware pot sherds. |
| 49 |
Number of Calcite Temper ware jar sherds. |
Grey Temper ware (Late Muisca period)
| 50 |
Total number of Grey Temper ware sherds. |
| 51 |
Number of decorated Grey Temper ware sherds. |
| 52 |
Number of Grey Temper ware cup sherds. |
| 53 |
Number of Grey Temper ware bowl sherds. |
| 54 |
Number of Grey Temper ware pot sherds. |
| 55 |
Number of Grey Temper ware jar sherds. |
Tunjuelo Laminate ware (Early Muisca period)
| 56 |
Total number of Tunjuelo Laminate ware sherds. |
| 57 |
Number of decorated Tunjuelo Laminate ware sherds. |
| 58 |
Number of Tunjuelo Laminate ware cup sherds. |
| 59 |
Number of Tunjuelo Laminate ware bowl sherds. |
| 60 |
Number of Tunjuelo Laminate ware pot sherds. |
| 61 |
Number of Tunjuelo Laminate ware jar sherds. |
White Temper ware (Late Muisca period)
| 62 |
Total number of White Temper ware sherds. |
| 63 |
Number of decorated White Temper ware sherds. |
| 64 |
Number of White Temper ware cup sherds. |
| 65 |
Number of White Temper ware bowl sherds. |
| 66 |
Number of White Temper ware pot sherds. |
| 67 |
Number of White Temper ware jar sherds. |
Valle de Tenza Grey ware (Late Muisca period)
| 68 |
Total number of Valle de Tenza Grey ware sherds. |
| 69 |
Number of decorated Valle de Tenza Grey ware sherds. |
| 70 |
Number of Valle de Tenza Grey ware cup sherds. |
| 71 |
Number of Valle de Tenza Grey ware bowl sherds. |
| 72 |
Number of Valle de Tenza Grey ware pot sherds. |
| 73 |
Number of Valle de Tenza Grey ware jar sherds. |
Crushed Rock ware (Herrera period)
| 74 |
Total number of Crushed Rock ware sherds. |
| 75 |
Number of decorated Crushed Rock ware sherds. |
| 76 |
Number of Crushed Rock ware cup sherds. |
| 77 |
Number of Crushed Rock ware bowl sherds. |
| 78 |
Number of Crushed Rock ware pot sherds. |
| 79 |
Number of Crushed Rock ware jar sherds. |
Red on Cream ware (Herrera period)
| 80 |
Total number of Red on Cream ware sherds. |
| 81 |
Number of decorated Red on Cream ware sherds. |
| 82 |
Number of Red on Cream ware cup sherds. |
| 83 |
Number of Red on Cream ware bowl sherds. |
| 84 |
Number of Red on Cream ware pot sherds. |
| 85 |
Number of Red on Cream ware jar sherds. |
Sherd Temper ware (Late Muisca period)
| 86 |
Total number of Sherd Temper ware sherds. |
| 87 |
Number of decorated Sherd Temper ware sherds. |
| 88 |
Number of Sherd Temper ware cup sherds. |
| 89 |
Number of Sherd Temper ware bowl sherds. |
| 90 |
Number of Sherd Temper ware pot sherds. |
| 91 |
Number of Sherd Temper ware jar sherds. |
Sherds by period
| 92 |
Total number of sherd belonging to the Herrera period (variable 45 + variable 75 + variable 81). |
| 93 |
Total number of sherd belonging to the Early Muisca period (variable 18 + variable 39 + variable 57). |
| 94 |
Total number of sherd belonging to the Late Muisca period (variable 27 + variable 33 + variable 51 + variable 63 + variable 69 + variable 87). |
| 95 |
Total number of sherd belonging to the Colonial period (variable 7 + variable 12). |
| 96 |
Total number of sherd belonging to the Republican period. |
| 97 |
Total number of sherd belonging to the Modern period. |
| 98 |
Total number of Herrera period decorated sherds (variable 46 + variable 76 + variable 82). |
| 99 |
Total number Early Muisca period decorated sherds (variable 22 + variable 40 + variable 58). |
| 100 |
Total number of Late Muisca period decorated sherds (variable 28 + variable 34 + variable 52 + variable 64 + variable 70 + variable 88). |
Sherd densities
| 101 |
Median estimated population density for the collection unit (in persons per hectare) during the Herrera period. See Chapter 2.3.2 (Demographic Reconstruction, pages 36-42) of the dissertation associated with this dataset for more details about how these values were calculated). |
| 102 |
Median estimated population density for the collection unit (in persons per hectare) during the Early Muisca period. See Chapter 2.3.2 (Demographic Reconstruction, pages 36-42) of the dissertation associated with this dataset for more details about how these values were calculated). |
| 103 |
Median estimated population density for the collection unit (in persons per hectare) during the Late Muisca period. See Chapter 2.3.2 (Demographic Reconstruction, pages 36-42) of the dissertation associated with this dataset for more details about how these values were calculated). |
| 104 |
Median estimated population density for the collection unit (in persons per hectare) during the Colonial period. See Chapter 3.4.1 (Population Estimates and Nature of Settlement Pattern, pages 104-114) of the dissertation associated with this dataset for more details about how these values were calculated). |
| 105 |
Median estimated population density for the collection unit (in persons per hectare) during the Republican period. See Chapter 2.3.2 (Demographic Reconstruction, pages 36-42) of the dissertation associated with this dataset for more details about how these values were calculated). |
Other artifact types
| 106 |
Coal |
| 107 |
Number of metal artifacts recovered. |
| 108 |
Other type of artifacts present. |
Lithics (by type)
| 109 |
Total number of lithic artifacts. |
| 110 |
Number of cores. |
| 111 |
Number of debitage fragments. |
| 112 |
Number of flakes. |
| 113 |
Number of tools. |
| 114 |
Number of choppers. |
| 115 |
Number of microliths. |
| 116 |
Number of other type of lithic artifacts. |
Lithics (by material)
| 117 |
Number of chert artifacts. |
| 118 |
Number of quartz artifacts. |
| 119 |
Number of limestone artifacts. |
| 120 |
Number of lithic artifacts of unknown material. |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
10C1,General,,Perfil,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,,,,,7.5,0,0,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,
This means that the collection unit number is 10C1, in which a general collection was taken (thus, no number of collection circles is provided). The vegetation type is "Perfil" (profile). In this collection unit, a total of 2 sherds were collected, 1 Republican Period and 1 Modern Period sherd. This resulted in a density of 7.5 persons per hectare for this collection unit during the Republican Period. No other types of artifacts or lithics were recorded.
The last, or 920th line of the ASCII text file is:
9H4,General,,Cultivo,44,0,10,0,1,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,9,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,3,13,8,11,0,0,0,,7.5,7.5,7.5,12.5,0,0,n/a,,,,,,,,,,,,
This means that the collection unit number is 9H4, in which a general collection was taken (thus, no number of collection circles is provided). The vegetation type is "Cultivo" (cultivated field). In this collection unit, a total of 44 sherds were collected. They included a total of 10 Vidriado sherds (of which 1 was a cup sherd),
3 Dragged Temper ware sherds,
9 Coarse Caramel ware sherds (of which all 9 were of the Coarse variant),
3 Coarse Red ware sherds. This means that the collection had 0 Herrera sherds, 9 Early Muisca sherds, 3 Late Muisca sherds, 13 Colonial Period sherds, 8 Republican Period sherds, and 11 Modern Period sherds. This resulted in a density of 7.5 persons per hectare during the Early Muisca Period,
7.5 persons per hectare during the Late Muisca Period,
7.5 persons per hectare during the Colonial Period,
and 12.5 persons per hectare during the Republican Period. No other types of artifacts or lithics were recorded.
Download the file INVENTORY.TXT (216 KB) or the file INVENTORY.XLS (706 KB).
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