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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Masaya Regional Settlement Dataset |
The data files LITHICS.TXT and LITHICS.XLS provide a breakdown of lithic artifacts by type for each surface collection carried out within the Masaya survey. LITHICS.TXT is an ASCII text file; LITHICS.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one collection lot. There are 1079 lines in the text file, each with 6 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
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Municipal Sequence Code: This is the numerical sequence assigned to each collection lot. The municipal correspondence code is the letter T for Tisma, C for Ticuantepe and A for Masatepe. |
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Total Number of Fragments. The total lithic fragment count for each lot. |
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The number of basalt fragments identified for each lot. |
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The number of chert fragments identified for each lot. |
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The number of obsidian fragments identified for each lot. |
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Remarks and Observations: Relevant remarks and observations, including general descriptions, particularities and use identification. |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
A801-01,1,1,0,0,Mano fragment
This indicates that the data pertain to the lot with the municipal sequence code A801-01, which contained 1 lithic fragment, which was basalt. Additional Remarks note that it is a mano fragment.
The last, or 1079th, line of the ASCII text file is:
TI192-01,0,0,0,0,
This indicates that the data pertain to the lot with the municipal sequence code TI192-01, which contained no lithics of any kind.
Click here to download the file LITHICS.TXT (23 KB) or the file LITHICS.XLS (124 KB).