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Zhangwu Regional Dataset
James T. Williams

This dataset complements the dissertation Staple Economies and Social Integration in Northeast China: Regional Organization in Zhangwu, Liaoning, China by James T. Williams (which can be freely downloaded from the University of Pittsburgh's Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database). It provides detailed data on survey materials gathered in Zhangwu, Liaoning, Northeast China. The data are discussed in full in the dissertation, whose contents are as follows:

Funding to collect the data presented here was provided by National Science Foundation Award BCS-1228199.

Williams, James T. (2014) Staple Economies and Social Integration in Northeast China: Regional Organization in Zhangwu, Liaoning, China. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh.
Williams, James T. (2014) Zhangwu Regional Dataset. Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh. URL: <http://www.cadb.pitt.edu>.

Questions or comments about this dataset or the Comparative Archaeology Database can be directed to cadb@pitt.edu via email.





THE DATASET
Designed by Alexander J. Martín

Spatial Information

Spatial information is provided as AutoCAD (Release 12) .DXF files which can be read by many CAD and GIS programs. The coordinate system for all spatial data is UTM Zone 51 T (units are meters) based on the WGS84 datum.

Regional Survey Boundary

Survey collection lots

Hongshan occupation

Early Bronze Age occupation

Late Bronze Age occupation

Iron Age occupation

Liao occupation


Numeric Data

Numeric data are provided in two file formats. Comma-delimited text files should be easy to import into spreadsheet, database, and statistical programs for manipulation and analysis. Excel spreadsheets are easier to browse, and can also be imported into many programs. The numeric data files are as follows:

Collection Data: Information about each surface collection including artifact counts and ceramic densities.


Lithic Use Wear Images and Video

Lithic Use Wear Images and Video



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