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Mayapan Community Dataset

Marilyn A. Masson, Timothy S. Hare,
Carlos Peraza Lope, and Bradley W. Russell



CADB HOME | Mayapan Community Dataset | Lithics: Phase 1 Utilized Flakes

The data files below provide information on utilized flakes with edge damage described by size, material, and collection context from excavations in 2001-2004.

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Each line in the CSV file represents a single utilized flake. There are 6444 lines, each with 14 variables separated by commas. The variables are listed in the following order:

1 Project
2 Year
3 ID Numbers:
  • Milpa (cleared field survey area)
  • MEMS survey transect
4 ID Numbers:
  • Pozo: 1x2 meter test pits
  • RS: randomly sampled 1x1 meter test pits
  • Cuadro: horizontal excavation 2x2 meter grid square
5 Lot Number (for excavations)
6 Level
7 Nearest Structure
8 Surface Collection Number
9 Length (cm)
10 Width (cm)
11 Thickness (cm)
12 Raw Material, if determinable
13 Color
14 Patination

The first line of the CSV text file, for example, looks like this:

PEMY,2003,16,Pozo 49,1514,1,I-57,,1.2,1,0.2,chalcedony,,patina

This means that the flake is associated with the Economic Foundations of Mayapán Project (PEMY). It was excavated in 2003 from milpa 16, pozo 49, lot 1514, level 1 and was closest to structure I-57. The flake is 1.2 cm long, 1 cm wide, and 0.2 cm thick. The flake is chalcedony, with no described color, and patination described as "patina."