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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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He-4 (El Hatillo) Community Dataset |
The data files LITHICSURFPROBES.TXT and LITHICSURFPROBES.XLS provide a breakdown of different lithic types for every surface collection or shovel test probe carried out within the study area. LITHICSURFPROBES.TXT is an ASCII text file; LITHICSURFPROBES.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one collection unit. There are 351 lines in the text file, each with 25 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
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Lot label. A unique identifier for each collection unit, which may include several surface collection circles or shovel test probes. |
2 |
Total number of lithic fragments identified by form. |
3 |
Number of pear-shaped axe fragments |
4 |
Number of trapezoidal axe fragments |
5 |
Number of fragments belonging to axes of indeterminate shape |
6 |
Number of axe flake with polish fragments |
7 |
Number of axe flake without polish fragments |
8 |
Number of point fragments that are not trifacial or La Mula period |
9 |
Number of La Mula period point fragments |
10 |
Number of trifacial point fragments |
11 |
Number of unmodified chipped stone flake fragments |
12 |
Number of utilized flake fragments |
13 |
Number of blade fragments |
14 |
Number of utilized blade fragments |
15 |
Number of hammerstone fragments |
16 |
Number of core fragments |
17 |
Numbser of bifacial core fragments |
18 |
Number of scraper fragments |
19 |
Number of polishing stone (pulidor) fragments |
20 |
Number of quartz pebble fragments |
21 |
Number of mano fragment |
22 |
Number of breadboard metate fragments |
23 |
Number of legged metate fragments |
24 |
Number of slab metate fragments |
25 |
Number of other ground stone fragments |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
01 A1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
This indicates that the lithics pertain to collection 01 A1. That collection yielded no lithics of any kind.
The last, or 351th, line of the ASCII text file is:
99 P1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
This indicates that the lithics pertain to collection 99 P1. That collection yielded a total of 1 sherd, which was a pear-shaped axe fragment.
Download the file LITHICSURFPROBES.TXT (19 KB) or the file LITHICSURFPROBES.XLS (89 KB).