Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Fuxin Settlement Dataset |
The data files EXCERAM_12D16.TXT and EXCERAM_12D16.XLS provide sherd counts by period from excavation area 12D16 (sherds from Xiaohexi and Xinglongwa periods are additionally broken down by decoration type, vessel form, and temper). EXCERAM_12D16.TXT is a comma delimited ASCII text file; EXCERAM_12D16.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line in the ASCII file represents the contents of one basket within a given excavation unit. There are 462 lines, each with 38 variables separated by commas. The variables are listed in the following order:
1 | The basket number within an excavation unit. |
2 | The code of the excavation unit. |
3 | Total Number of sherds in basket |
4 | Total number of unknown (unclassified) sherds |
5 | Total number of modern sherds (post-Liao times) |
6 | Total number of sherds used for drawing |
7 | Total number of Xiaohexi sherds |
8 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds with clay stripes decoration |
9 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds with lines of dots decoration |
10 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds with plant impressions decoration |
11 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds with other types of decoration |
12 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds belonging to a Guan vessel form with sand tempering |
13 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds belonging to a Guan vessel form with clay tempering |
14 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds belonging to a Bo vessel form with sand tempering |
15 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds belonging to a Bo vessel form with clay tempering |
16 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds belonging to other vessel forms with sand tempering |
17 | Number of Xiaohexi sherds belonging to other vessel forms with clay tempering |
18 | Total number of Xinglongwa sherds |
19 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds with Xuanwen decoration |
20 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds with z pattern decoration |
21 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds with x pattern decoration |
22 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds with Kendianwen decoration |
23 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds with Duiwen decoration |
24 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds with other types of decoration |
25 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds belonging to a Guan vessel form with sand tempering |
26 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds belonging to a Guan vessel form with clay tempering |
27 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds belonging to a Bo vessel form with sand tempering |
28 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds belonging to a Bo vessel form with clay tempering |
29 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds belonging to other vessel forms with sand tempering |
30 | Number of Xinglongwa sherds belonging to other vessel forms with clay tempering |
31 | Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds |
32 | Total number of Hongshan sherds |
33 | Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds |
34 | Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds |
35 | Total number of Gaotaishan sherds |
36 | Total number of Linghe sherds |
37 | Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds |
38 | Total number of Liao sherds |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
1000,A100,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
This means that the basket number is 1000 from unit A1000, which did not produce sherds of any kind.
The last, or 462nd line of the ASCII text file is:
9314,I949B,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
This means that the basket number is 9314 from unit I949B, which did not produce sherds of any kind.
Download the file EXCERAM_12D16.TXT (38 KB) or the file EXCERAM_12D16.XLS (155 KB).