Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Fuxin Settlement Dataset
Gideon Shelach-Lavi, Mingyu Teng, Ido Wachtel,
Chen Zeigen, and Xiongfei Wan

Ceramics from Survey

The data files SURVCERAM.TXT and SURVCERAM.XLS provide ceramic counts broken down by decoration type, vessel form, and temper for all sherds recovered from survey collection units. SURVCERAM.TXT is a comma delimited ASCII text file; SURVCERAM.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line in the ASCII file represents one survey collection unit. There are 1,403 lines, each with 192 variables separated by commas. The variables are listed in the following order:

1 Collection--the name of the collection unit from which artifacts where collected. Refer to the Field Methods document for description of naming conventions.
2 Total number of sherds
3 Total number of unknown (unclassified) sherds
4 Total number of modern sherds (post-Liao times)
5 Total sherds allotted for drawing

Xiaohexi Period

6 Total number of Xiaohexi sherds
7 Decoration: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds decorated with clay strips motif
8 Decoration: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds decorated with lines of dots motif
9 Decoration: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds decorated with plant impressions
10 Decoration: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds decorated with other motif
11 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
12 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
13 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
14 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
15 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from other vessel types with sand tempering
16 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Xinglongwa Period

17 Total number of Xinglongwa sherds
18 Decoration: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds decorated with Xuanwen motif
19 Decoration: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds decorated with Z pattern motif
20 Decoration: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds decorated with X pattern motif
21 Decoration: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds decorated with Kengdianwen motif
22 Decoration: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds decorated with Duiwen motif
23 Decoration: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds decorated with other motif
24 Vessel forms: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
25 Vessel forms: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
26 Vessel forms: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
27 Vessel forms: Total number of Xinglongwa sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
28 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering
29 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaohexi sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Zhaobaogou Period

30 Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds
31 Decoration: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds decorated with Z pattern motif
32 Decoration: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds decorated with geometric motif
33 Decoration: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds decorated with other motif
34 Decoration: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds without decoration
35 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
36 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
37 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
38 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
39 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Hu vessels with sand tempering
40 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Hu vessels with clay tempering
41 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Bowl vessels with sand tempering
42 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Bowl vessels with clay tempering
43 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Oval-base Guan vessels with sand tempering
44 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Oval-base Guan vessels with clay tempering
45 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Zun vessels with sand tempering
46 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Zun vessels with cley tempering
47 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Other vessel types with sand tempering
48 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds from Other vessel types with clay tempering

Hongshan Period

49 Total number of Hongshan sherds
50 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds decorated with Z pattern motif
51 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds decorated with Incised motif
52 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds decorated with Paint
53 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds decorated with Mat Impressions
54 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds decorated with Duiwen motif
55 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds decorated with other motif
56 Decoration: Total number of Hongshan sherds without decoration
57 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
58 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
59 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
60 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
61 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Hu vessels with sand tempering
62 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Hu vessels with clay tempering
63 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Weng vessels with sand tempering
64 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Weng vessels with clay tempering
65 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Slant Mouth vessels with sand tempering
66 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Slant Mouth vessels with clay tempering
67 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Cylinder vessels with sand tempering
68 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Cylinder vessels with clay tempering
69 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Other vessel types with sand tempering
70 Vessel forms: Total number of Hongshan sherds from Other vessel types with clay tempering

Xiaoheyan Period

71 Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds
72 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds decorated with Xianwen motif
73 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds decorated with X Xianwen motif
74 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds decorated with Applied irregular strips
75 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds decorated with Duiwen motif
76 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds painted before firing
77 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds decorated with Red Slip motif
78 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds decorated with other motif
79 Decoration: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds without decoration
80 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
81 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
82 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
83 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
84 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Dou vessels with sand tempering
85 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Dou vessels with clay tempering
86 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Zun vessels with sand tempering
87 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Zun vessels with clay tempering
88 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Hu vessels with sand tempering
89 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from Hu vessels with clay tempering
90 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from vessel base with sand tempering
91 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from vessels base with clay tempering
92 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from other vessel types with sand tempering
93 Vessel forms: Total number of Xiaoheyan sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Lower Xiajiadian Period

94 Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds
95 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with Basket Impressions
96 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with Rope Impressions
97 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with Rope Impressed and xuanwen motif
98 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with Incised motif
99 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds painted after firing
100 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with Slip
101 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with Duiwen motif
102 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds decorated with other motif
103 Decoration: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds without decoration
104 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Guan vessels with sand tempering
105 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Guan vessels with clay tempering
106 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Bo vessels with sand tempering
107 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Bo vessels with clay tempering
108 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Dou vessels with sand tempering
109 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Dou vessels with clay tempering
110 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Zun vessels with sand tempering
111 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Zun vessels with clay tempering
112 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Pen vessels with sand tempering
113 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Pen vessels with clay tempering
114 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Li vessels with sand tempering
115 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Li vessels with clay tempering
116 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Yan vessels with sand tempering
117 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Yan vessels with clay tempering
118 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Ding vessels with sand tempering
119 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Ding vessels with clay tempering
120 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Pan vessels with sand tempering
121 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Pan vessels with clay tempering
122 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Weng vessels with sand tempering
123 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Weng vessels with clay tempering
124 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Hu vessels with sand tempering
125 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds Hu vessels with clay tempering
126 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds from other vessel types with sand tempering
127 Vessel forms: Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Gaotaishan Period

128 Total number of Gaotaishan sherds
129 Decoration: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds decorated with red slip motif
130 Decoration: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds decorated with incised motif
131 Decoration: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds decorated with plant impressions
132 Decoration: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds decorated with other motif
133 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Li vessels with sand tempering
134 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Li vessels with clay tempering
135 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Ding vessels with sand tempering
136 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Ding vessels with clay tempering
137 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Yan vessels with sand tempering
138 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Yan vessels with clay tempering
139 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Weng vessels with sand tempering
140 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Weng vessels with clay tempering
141 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
142 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
143 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Hu vessels with sand tempering
144 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Hu vessels with clay tempering
145 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Pen vessels with sand tempering
146 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Pen vessels with clay tempering
147 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
148 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
149 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Wan vessels with sand tempering
150 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Wan vessels with clay tempering
151 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Bei vessels with sand tempering
152 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Bei vessels with clay tempering
153 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Dou vessels with sand tempering
154 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from Dou vessels with clay tempering
155 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from other vessel types with sand tempering
156 Vessel forms: Total number of Upper Gaotaishan sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Linghe Period

157 Total number of Linghe sherds
158 Decoration: Total number of Linghe sherds decorated with Plan Impressions
159 Decoration: Total number of Linghe sherds decorated with Duiwen motif
160 Decoration: Total number of Linghe sherds decorated with other motif
161 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
162 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
163 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Hu vessels with sand tempering
164 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Hu vessels with clay tempering
165 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Wan vessels with sand tempering
166 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Wan vessels with clay tempering
167 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
168 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
169 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from vessel lid with sand tempering
170 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from vessel lid with clay tempering
171 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from other vessel types with sand tempering
172 Vessel forms: Total number of Linghe sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Zhanguo-Han Period

173 Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds
174 Decoration: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds decorated with Rope Impressions
175 Decoration: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds decorated with Rope Impressed and Xuanwen motif
176 Decoration: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds decorated with Xuanwen motif
177 Decoration: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds decorated with Mica Temper
178 Decoration: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds decorated with other motif
179 Decoration: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds without decoration
180 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Guan vessels with sand tempering
181 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Guan vessels with clay tempering
182 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Bo vessels with sand tempering
183 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Bo vessels with clay tempering
184 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Dou vessels with sand tempering
185 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Dou vessels with clay tempering
186 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Pen vessels with sand tempering
187 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Pen vessels with clay tempering
188 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Fu vessels with sand tempering
189 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from Fu vessels with clay tempering
190 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from other vessel types with sand tempering
191 Vessel forms: Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds from other vessel types with clay tempering

Liao Period

192 Total number of Liao sherds

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

12A1001,14,0,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,8

This means that the ceramics belong to the collection unit with the key 12A1001. There were 14 sherds in total, out of which 6 were modern (post-Liao) sherds and 8 were Liao sherds

The last, or 1,403th line of the ASCII text file is:

13S2035,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1

This means that the ceramics belong to the collection unit with the key 13S2035. There was one sherd in total, belonging to Liao period.

Download the file SURVCERAM.TXT (538 KB) or the file SURVCERAM.XLS (1.66 MB).

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