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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Zhangwu Regional Dataset |
The data files COLLECTIONDATA.TXT and COLLECTIONDATA.XLS contain data on the size, type, and contents of each collection carried out within the Zhangwu survey. COLLECTIONDATA.TXT is an ASCII text file, and COLLECTIONDATA.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one collection lot. There are 2316 lines in the text file, each with 40 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
1 |
Collection lot number |
2 |
Hongshan sherd count |
3 |
Pianpuzi sherd count |
4 |
Gaotaishan sherd count |
5 |
Upper Xiajiadian sherd count |
6 |
Upper Xinle sherd count |
7 |
Warring States - Han sherd count |
8 |
Shi'ertaishan sherd count |
9 |
Xianbei sherd count |
10 |
Liao sherd count |
11 |
Historic sherd count |
12 |
Lab notes |
13 |
Field notes |
14 |
Number of collections made within the lot. |
15 |
Type of collection |
16 |
Hongshan sherd count |
17 |
Early Bronze Age sherd count (= Pianpuzi + Gaotaishan) |
18 |
Late Bronze Age sherd count (= Upper Xiajiadian + Upper Xinle + Shi'ertaishan) |
19 |
Early Iron Age sherd count (= Warring States - Han + Xianbei) |
20 |
Liao sherd count |
21 |
The area of the lot represented by each collection in square meters |
22 |
Hongshan sherd density (sherds/m²) |
23 |
Early Bronze Age sherd density (sherds/m²) |
24 |
Late Bronze Age sherd density (sherds/m²) |
25 |
Early Iron Age sherd density (sherds/m²) |
26 |
Liao sherd density (sherds/m²) |
27 |
Total number of lithics (including both debitage and tools) |
28 |
Number of pieces of shatter |
29 |
Number of primary flakes with cortex |
30 |
Number of secondary flakes |
31 |
Number of complex flakes |
32 |
Number of pieces of blades |
33 |
Number of pieces of flaked cores |
34 |
Number of pieces of blade cores |
35 |
Number of pieces of formal tools |
36 |
Formal tool types |
37 |
Number of pieces of Spindle whorls |
38 |
Metal object or coin |
39 |
Ceramic disc |
40 |
Other |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
A001,,,,,,,,,5,,,,1,general collection,0,0,0,0,5,1628,0,0,0,0,0.25,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This indicates that the data pertain to collection lot A001, where only 5 Liao sherds were recovered. For that lot, there was only one collection carried out and it was a general collection. Since this is a general collection, a Liao density of .25 sherds per square meter was given to the 1628 m² area that this collection represents. No lithic artifacts of any type were recovered.
The last, or 2316th, line of the ASCII text file is:
D240,,,,,,,,,1,,,,1,general collection,0,0,0,0,1,1693,0,0,0,0,0.25,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
This indicates that the data pertain to collection lot D240, where only 1 Liao sherd was recovered. For that lot, there was only one collection carried out and it was a general collection. Since this is a general collection, a Liao density of .25 sherds per square meter was given to the 1693 m² area that this collection represents. No lithic artifacts of any type were recovered.
Click here to download the file COLLECTIONDATA.TXT (196 KB) or the file COLLECTIONDATA.XLS (843 KB).