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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Sauce and its Hinterland Dataset |
This dataset complements the dissertation Given, Borrowed, Bought, Stolen: Exchange and Economic Organization in Postclassic Sauce and its Hinterland in Veracruz, Mexico by Alanna E. Ossa (download complete dissertation [7.5 MB]). It provides detailed data on the archaeological residential inventories from the archaeological center of Sauce and its hinterlands during the Middle Postclassic period (A.D. 1200-1350) in south-central Veracruz, Mexico. The data are discussed in full in the dissertation, whose contents are as follows:
- Chapter 1: Evaluating Economic Organization in Postclassic Veracruz
- Chapter 2: The Archaeology of Economic Organization with Insights from Mesoamerica
- Chapter 3: Field Methods and Sampling Strategies
- Chapter 4: Residential Mounds: Surrogate Households, Chronology, and Socioeconomic Rank
- Chapter 5: Pottery Network Analysis
- Chapter 6: Spatial and Contextual Analysis of Pottery Exchange
- Chapter 7: Chipped Stone and Exchange
- Chapter 8: Scarce Artifacts: Exchange and Spatial Associations
- Chapter 9: Exchange Systems and Commerce in Postclassic Veracruz
Questions or comments about this dataset or the Comparative Archaeology Database can be directed to cadb@pitt.edu via email.
Ossa, Alanna E. (2011) Given, Borrowed, Bought, Stolen: Exchange and Economic Organization in Postclassic Sauce and its Hinterland in Veracruz, Mexico. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University.
Ossa, Alanna E. (2012) Sauce and Hinterland Dataset. Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh. URL: <http://www.cadb.pitt.edu>.
Numeric data are provided in two file formats. Comma-delimited text files should be easy to import into spreadsheet, database, and statistical programs for manipulation and analysis. Excel spreadsheets are easier to browse, and can also be imported into many programs. The numeric data files are as follows:
| Mound Information: The collection number associated with each mound, its area, volume, locational information, and additional attributes. | Field Collection Form: On-field information associated with each 5 x 5 collection, including ground visibility, the presence/absence of different artifact types, and the number of bags gathered by each collection. |
| Ceramic Analysis Table: Provides the number and weight of ceramic sherds that share the same attributes at each mound collection. | Chipped Stone Analysis Table: Provides the number and weight of chipped stone artifacts (excluding chert) that share the same attributes at each mound collection. |
| Chert Analysis Table: Provides the number and weight of chert artifacts that share the same attributes at each mound collection. | Ground Stone Table: Provides the number and weight of Ground Stone artifacts that share the same attributes at each mound collection. |
| Incense Burner Analysis Table: Provides the number and weight of incense burner fragments that share the same attributes at each mound collection. | Special Forms Analysis Table: Provides the number and weight of special form artifacts that share the same attributes at each mound collection. |
| Figurine Analysis Table: Provides the number and weight of figurine fragments that share the same attributes at each mound collection. | Spindle Whorl Analysis Table: Provides the number and dimensions for spindle whorl fragments that share the same attributes at each mound collection. |
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