SURFACE COLLECTIONS AND PROBES

Ceramic Inventory from Surface Collections and Shovel Test Probes

The data files SURFPROBES.TXT and SURFPROBES.XLS provide a breakdown of different ceramic types for every surface collection or shovel test probe carried out within the study area. SURFPROBES.TXT is an ASCII text file; SURFPROBES.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Click here for an English translation of the Spanish ceramic terms used below. Each line represents either one surface collection circle or one shovel test probe. There are 826 lines in the text file, each with 191 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:

1	Lot label. A unique identifier for each surface collection circle or shovel test probe.
2	SC=Surface Collection STP=Shovel Test Probe
3	If Surface Collection: Area of circle (m²)
4	If Shovel Test Probe: Volume of probe (m³)
5	Total number of sherds in collection or shovel test probe.
6	Non-diagnostic sherds

Number of sherds from vessels associated with the La Mula Period

7	Taza o plato asociado a La Mula
8	Tecomate asociado a La Mula

Number of sherds from vessels associated with the Tonosí Period

9	Olla Tonosí Tricromo
10	Taza labial Tonosí Tricromo
11	Taza o plato Tonosí Tricromo
12	Olla bicroma asociada a Tonosí
13	Taza o plato bicromo asociado a Tonosí
14	Olla Zumbo (Tonosí)
15	Vaso Arcabú (Tonosí)
16	Olla asociada a Tonosí
17	Taza asociada a Tonosí
18	Taza o plato asociado a Tonosí
19	Tecomate asociado a Tonosí
20	Asa asociada a Tonosí

Number of sherds from vessels associated with the Cubitá Period

21	Olla Cubitá Tricromo (tipo Nance)
22	Olla bicroma Cubitá (Ciruelo)
23	Olla tricroma Cubitá (Caracucho)
24	Olla incisa Macano (Cubitá)
25	Olla Guachapalí (Cubitá)
26	Olla rojo-crema asociada a Cubitá
27	Olla asociada a Cubitá
28	Olla Asociada a Cubitá o Conte
29	Plato asociado a Cubitá
30	Plato asociado a Cubitá o Conte
31	Salvilla Cubitá Tricromo (Nance)
32	Vaso aplicado Culebra (Cubita)
33	Taza incisa Macano (Cubitá)
34	Taza o plato Cubitá Tricromo (tipo Guábilo)
35	Taza Cubitá Tricromo (tipo Cábimo)
36	Taza bicroma Cubitá (tipo Ciruelo)
37	Taza labial bicroma Cubitá (Ciruelo)
38	Taza o plato tricromo Cubitá (Caracucho)
39	Taza labial tricroma Cubitá (Caracucho)
40	Taza rojo-crema asociada a Cubitá
41	Taza asociado a Cubitá
42	Taza Cubitá o Conte
43	Taza Juncal (Cubitá)
44	Asa de cinta asociada a Cubitá
45	Asa de tira asociada a Cubitá
46	Apéndice asociado a Cubitá
47	Asa de cinta Cubitá o Conte

Number of sherds from vessels associated with the Conte Period

48	Plato Conte Polícromo
49	Plato Conte Polícromo (Beige)
50	Olla Conte Polícromo
51	Olla Conte Polícromo (Beige)
52	Pedestal Beige
53	Pedestal Asociado a Conte
54	Taza entrante Conte Polícromo
55	Taza labial Conte Polícromo
56	Taza (Beige)
57	Taza Plato (Beige)
58	Forma miscelánea Conte Polícromo
59	Base anular Conte Polícromo
60	Apéndice Conte Polícromo
61	Vaso aplicado Colibrí (Conte)
62	Olla incisa Acacio (Conte)
63	Taza u Olla modelada asociada a Conte
64	Taza incisa Acacio (Conte)
65	Apéndice inciso Acacio (Conte)
66	Plato inciso Caobilla (Conte)
67	Taza o plato modificado asociado a Conte
68	Taza combada asociada a Conte
69	Plato o taza asociado a Conte
70	Olla asociada a Conte
71	Olla rojo-crema Papayo (Conte)
72	Tecomate Zaril (Conte)
73	Forma miscelánea asociada a Conte
74	Asa de tira asociada a Conte
75	Base anular asociada a Conte
76	Apéndice (Beige)
77	Apéndice asociado a Conte
78	Olla pintada Conte o Macaracas
79	Plato pintado Conte o Macaracas
80	Tecomate pintado Conte o Macaracas
81	Apéndice pintado Conte o Macaracas
82	Taza entrante pintada Conte o Macaracas
83	Olla labial Conte o Macaracas
84	Platos asociados a Conte o Macaracas
85	Olla Asociada a Conte o Macaracas
86	Vertedero asociado a Conte o Macaracas

Number of sherds from vessels associated with the Macaracas Period

87	Botella Macaracas
88	Pedestal Macaracas Polícromo
89	Pedestal asociado a Macaracas
90	Pedestal Inciso asociado a Macaracas
91	Pedestal pintado Macaracas o Parita
92	Pedestal asociado a Macaracas o Parita
93	Plato Macaracas Polícromo
94	Plato pintado Macaracas o Parita
95	Taza entrante pintada Macaracas o Parita
96	Taza o plato aplicado asociado a Macaracas
97	Taza o plato asociado a Macaracas
98	Olla Macaracas Polícromo
99	Olla asociada a Macaracas
100	Olla pintada Macaracas o Parita
101	Tecomate Macaracas Polícromo
102	Tecomate asociado a Macaracas
103	Tecomate pintado Macaracas o Parita
104	Apéndice Macaracas Polícromo
105	Apéndice impreso asociado a Macaracas
106	Base anular asociada a Macaracas
107	Asa de tira asociada a Macaracas
108	Apéndice asociado a Macaracas
109	Forma miscelánea asociada a Macaracas
110	Botella El Hatillo Polícromo

Number of sherds from vessels associated with the Paritas/El Hatillo Period

111	Botella asociada a El Hatillo
112	Vaso asociado a El Hatillo
113	Pedestal Parita Polícromo
114	Pedestal asociado a Parita
115	Pedestal El Hatillo Polícromo
116	Pedestal Paritas/El Hatillo
117	Pedestal asociado a Paritas/El Hatillo
118	Plato Parita Polícromo
119	Plato asociado a Parita
120	Plato El Hatillo Polícromo
121	Plato asociado a El Hatillo
122	Plato asociado a Paritas/ El Hatillo
123	Taza entrante Parita Polícromo
124	Taza entrante asociada a Parita
125	Taza entrante El Hatillo Polícromo
126	Taza modelada asociada a Parita
127	Taza asociada a Parita
128	Taza o plato aplicado asociado a Parita
129	Taza o plato El Hatillo Polícromo (Variedad Mendoza)
130	Taza o plato aplicado asociado a El Hatillo
131	Olla Parita Polícromo
132	Olla aplicada asociada a Parita
133	Olla asociada a Parita
134	Olla El Hatillo Polícromo
135	Olla aplicada asociada a El Hatillo
136	Olla asociada a El Hatillo
137	Olla asociada a Parita/El Hatillo
138	Tecomate Parita Polícromo
139	Tecomate aplicado asociado a Parita
140	Tecomate asociado a Parita
141	Tecomate El Hatillo Polícromo
142	Teco asociada a Parita/El Hatillo
143	Apéndice Parita Polícromo
144	Asa de tira impresa asociada a Parita
145	Asa de cinta incisa o impresa asociada a Parita
146	Apéndice zoomorfo Parita
147	Apéndice inciso o impreso asociado a Parita
148	Base anular asociada a Parita
149	Soporte de tira asociado a Parita
150	Asa de tira asociada a Parita
151	Asa de cinta asociada a Parita
152	Apéndice El Hatillo Polícromo
153	Base anular asociada a El Hatillo
154	Apéndice asociado a El Hatillo
155	Asa de cinta Parita/El Hatillo
156	Apéndice zoomorfo Parita/El Hatillo
157	Base anular Paritas/El Hatillo
158	Forma miscelánea Parita Polícromo
159	Forma miscelánea asociada a Parita

Number of sherds from vessels associated with several chronological periods

160	Taza entrante Macaracas Polícromo
161	Taza labial Macaracas Polícromo
162	Apéndice pintado Macaracas o Parita
163	Olla Macaracas o Paritas o El Hatillo
164	Plato Macaracas o Paritas o El Hatillo
165	Taza Macaracas o Paritas o El Hatillo
166	Taza/Plato Macaracas o Parita o El Hatillo
167	Tecomate Macaracas o Paritas o El Hatillo
168	Asa de tira Macaracas o Paritas o El Hatillo
169	Base anular Macaracas o Paritas
170	Plato o Taza El Tigre
171	Apendice asociado a Macaracas o Parita
172	Taza asociada a Conte o Macaracas

Number of sherds from miscelaneous vessels

173	Spindle Whorl
174	Sherd disk
175	Olla pintada miscelánea
176	Taza o plato pintado misceláneo
177	Taza entrante pintada misceláneo
178	Tecomate pintado misceláneo
179	Apéndice pintado misceláneo
180	Olla con decoración plástica miscelánea
181	Taza o plato con decoración plástica miscelánea
182	Tecomate con decoración plástica miscelánea
183	Apéndice con decoración plástica miscelánea
184	Taza o plato misceláneo
185	Asa de tira miscelánea
186	Bordes misceláneos
187	Soporte misceláneo
188	Pedestal misceláneo
189	Olla miscelánea
190	Base anular misceláneo
191	Asa de cinta miscelánea

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

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This indicates that the ceramics pertain to Lot 01 A1, which was a surface collection. The collection area was 7.07 m². Because this was a surface collection, no shovel test pitt volume is provided. The collection yielded a total of 180 sherds, of which 164 were non-diagnostic. The collection also yielded 1 "Asa de cinta Cúbita o Conte" sherd, 1 "Olla associada a Conte" sherd, 1 "Pedestal asociado a Macaracas o Parita" sherd, 1 "Pedestal Parita Polícromo" sherd, 1 "Plato Parita Polícromo" sherd, 1 "Plato asociado a Parita" sherd, 4 "Olla Parita Polícromo" sherds, 1 "Tecomate con decoración plástica miscelanea" sherd, 1 "Asa de tira miscelánea" sherd, and 4 "Bordes misceláneos" sherds.

The last, or 826th, line of the ASCII text file is:

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This indicates that the ceramics pertain to Lot 99 P3, which was a surface collection. The collection area was 7.07 m². Because this was a surface collection, no shovel test pitt volume is provided. The collection yielded a total of 48 sherds, of which 47 were non-diagnostic. The collection also yielded 1 "Asa de cinta asociada a Parita" sherd.

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