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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Fuxin Settlement Dataset |
The data files SURVDEN.TXT and SURVDEN.XLS contain data on surface densities of ceramics for all periods and all survey collection units. For an explanation on the calculation of ceramic densities, refer to the article of Shelach-Lavi et al. 2016 provided with this data set. SURVDEN.TXT is a comma delimited ASCII text file, which should be easy to import into spreadsheet, database, and statistical programs for manipulation and analysis. SURVDEN.XLSX contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet which is easier to browse, and can also be imported into many programs. Each line in the data files represents one survey collection unit. There are 1,386 lines, each with 26 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
| 1 | Collection--the name of the collection unit from which lithics where collected. Refer to the Field Methods document for description of naming conventions. |
| 2 | Area--the surface area covered by the entire collection unit (m2) |
| 3 | Surface visibility--a subjective characterization of the degree of visibility of surface artifacts: H=high, M=medium , L=low, blank=missing data |
| 4 | Collection method: G=general, S=systematic. For a description of collection methods, refer to the Field Methods document. |
| 5 | Number of circles--if a systematic collection was made, the number of sampled circles, each 3 m in diameter. |
| 6 | Total number of sherds collected |
| 7 | Total number of unknown (unclassified) sherd |
| 8 | Total number of modern sherds (post-Liao times) |
| 9 | Total number of Xiaohexi sherds |
| 10 | Total number of Xinglongwa sherds |
| 11 | Total number of Zhaobaogou sherds |
| 12 | Total number of Hongshan sherds |
| 13 | Total number of Lower Xiajiadian sherds |
| 14 | Total number of Gaotaishan sherds |
| 15 | Total number of Linghe sherds |
| 16 | Total number of Zhanguo-Han sherds |
| 17 | Total number of Liao sherds |
| 18 | Xiaohexi sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 19 | Xinglongwa sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 20 | Zhaobaogou sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 21 | Hongshan sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 22 | Lower Xiajiadian sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 23 | Gaotaishan sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 24 | Linghe sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 25 | Zhanguo-Han sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
| 26 | Liao sherd density (sherds per square meter) |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
12A1028,2483.03,H,S,3,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,15,0,0,0,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.09,0.70,0.00,0.00,0.00
This means that the collection unit is 12A1028, the collection unit covered an area of 2483.03 m2 and the surface visibility was high. This collection was a systematic collection that used three circles. In total, 17 sherds were collected, none of them were unknown or modern sherds. Of the 17 pre-modern sherds, there were 0 Xiaohexi sherds, 0 Xinglongwa sherds, 0 Zhaobaogou sherds, 2 Lower Xiajiadian sherds, 15 Gaotaishan sherds, 0 Zhanguo-Han sherds, 0 Linghe sherds and 0 Liao sherds. The Xiaohexi sherds density was 0.00 sherds per square meter, the Xinglongwa sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter, The Zhaobaogou sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Hongshan sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Lower Xiajiadian sherd density was 0.09 sherds per square meter. The Gaotaishan sherd density was 0.7 sherds per square meter. The Linghe sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Zhanguo-Han sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Liao sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter.
The last, or 1,386th line of the ASCII text file is:
13S2035,39.00,H,S,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.14
This means that the collection unit is 13S2035, the collection unit covered an area of 39.00 m2 and the surface visibility was high. This collection was a systematic collection that used one circle. In total, 1 sherd was collected. none of the sherds were unknown or modern sherds. Of the 1 pre-modern sherd, there were 0 Xiaohexi sherds, 0 Xinglongwa sherds, 0 Zhaobaogou sherds, 0 Lower Xiajiadian sherds, 0 Gaotaishan sherds, 0 Zhanguo-Han sherds, 0 Linghe sherds and 0 Liao sherds. The Xiaohexi sherds density was 0.00 sherds per square meter, the Xinglongwa sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter, The Zhaobaogou sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Hongshan sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Lower Xiajiadian sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Gaotaishan sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Linghe sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Zhanguo-Han sherd density was 0.00 sherds per square meter. The Liao sherd density was 0.14 sherds per square meter.
Download the file SURVDEN.TXT (126 KB) or the file SURVDEN.XLS (357 KB).