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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Prehispanic Chiefdoms
in the Valle de la Plata: Vertical Economy Dataset |
The file EXCART.TXT contains information about the analized artifacts from the large scale excavations. These data are in the form of an ASCII text file that can be read directly or easily imported to an application program such as a database manager or statistics package. The file contains 472 lines, one for each lot number. On each line are 28 numbers and text strings separated by commas. These are:
| 1 | Site Number |
| 2 | Lot Number |
| 3 | Number of Barranquilla Buff Sherds |
| 4 | Weight of Barranquilla Buff Sherds (g) |
| 5 | Presence of Barranquilla Buff Diagnostics (1=present 0=absent) These are sherds with unequivocal diagnostic features. |
| 6 | Number of Guacas Reddish Brown Sherds |
| 7 | Weight of Guacas Reddish Brown Sherds (g) |
| 8 | Presence of Guacas Reddish Brown Diagnostics (1=present 0=absent) These are sherds with unequivocal diagnostic features. |
| 9 | Number of Lourdes Red Slipped Sherds |
| 10 | Weight of Lourdes Red Slipped Sherds (g) |
| 11 | Presence of Lourdes Red Slipped Diagnostics (1=present 0=absent) These are sherds with unequivocal diagnostic features. |
| 12 | Number of Planaditas Burnished Red Sherds |
| 13 | Weight of Planaditas Burnished Red Sherds (g) |
| 14 | Presence of Planaditas Burnished Red Diagnostics (1=present 0=absent) These are sherds with unequivocal diagnostic features. |
| 15 | Number of Tachuelo Burnished Sherds |
| 16 | Weight of Tachuelo Burnished Sherds (g) |
| 17 | Presence of Tachuelo Burnished Diagnostics (1=present 0=absent) These are sherds with unequivocal diagnostic features. |
| 18 | Number of Flakes |
| 19 | Weight of Flakes (g) |
| 20 | Number of Obsidian Flakes |
| 21 | Weight of Obsidian Flakes (g) |
| 22 | Color of Obsidian (N=Black, Ca=Brown, B=White) |
| 23 | Other Prehistoric Artifacts |
| 24 | Description of Other Prehistoric Artifacts |
| 25 | Number of Fire Cracked Rock Fragments |
| 26 | Weight of Fire Cracked Rock Fragments (g) |
| 27 | Modern Artifacts |
| 28 | Description of Modern Artifacts |
The first line of the file, for example, looks like this:
817,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"",0,"",0,0,0,""
It contains the data on artifacts from site VP817, collection lot number 1, and there are no artifacts in this collection lot.
The last (or 472nd) line of the file is:
447,111,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,4.8,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"",0,"",0,0,0,""
It contains the data on artifacts from site VP447, collection lot number 111, there are no Barranquilla Buff sherds (weighing 0g), no Barranquilla Buff diagnostics, no Guacas Reddish Brown sherds (weighing 0g), no Guacas Reddish Brown diagnostics, no Lourdes Red Slipped sherds (weighing 0g), no Lourdes Red Slipped diagnostics, 2 Planaditas Burnished Red sherds (weighing 4.8g), no Planaditas Burnished Red diagnostics, and no other artifacts.
Click here to download the file EXCART.TXT (36 KB).