Latin American Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Wankarani Settlement Dataset
Timothy L. McAndrews
 
 Artifacts  --  ARTIFACTS.TXT

The data file ARTIFACTS.TXT contains information on the artifacts collected from the surface during the settlement survey. Each line represents a single collection. There are 136 lines, each with 25 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:

1
 Site number
2
 Collection unit number
3
 Collection unit size (in square meters)
4
 Location within the site: northing
5
 Location within the site: easting
6
 Total number of sherds collected
7
 Total number of lithic artifacts collected
8
 Total number of fragments of nondiscernible debris collected
9
 Total number of fragments of worn debitage collected
10
 Total number of worn flakes collected
11
 Total number of unworn flakes collected
12
 Total number of retouched flakes collected
13
 Total number of worn whole bifaces collected
14
 Total number of worn broken bifaces collected
15
 Total number of unworn whole bifaces collected
16
 Total number of unworn broken bifaces collected
17
 Total number of cores collected
18
 Total number of projectile points collected
19
 Total number of manos collected
20
 Total number of basalt artifacts collected
21
 Total number of chert artifacts collected
22
 Total number of obsidian artifacts collected
23
 Total number of slate artifacts collected
24
 Total number of quartz artifacts collected
25
 Total number of other artifacts collected
 
The first line of the file, for example, looks like this:

B-1,1,10,100,100,809,61,17,10,9,20,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,58,0,0,0,3,0

This indicates that the collection is from site B-1 and is collection number 1 from that site. It was made in an area of 10 square meters, and its coordinates within the site were 100 m north and 100 m east. It yielded 809 sherds; 61 lithic artifacts; 17 fragments of nondiscernible debris; 10 fragments of worn debitage; 9 worn flakes; 20 unworn flakes; no retouched flakes or worn whole bifaces; 5 worn broken bifaces; no unworn whole bifaces, unworn broken bifaces, cores, points or manos; 58 basalt fragments; no chert, obsidian, or slate artifacts; 3 quartz artifacts; and no other artifacts.

The last (136th) line of the file is:

RK-40,1,25,100,100,410,58,12,3,1,38,1,0,1,0,0,2,0,0,29,1,1,0,1,26

This indicates that the collection is from site RK-40 and is collection number 1 from that site. It was made in an area of 25 square meters, and its coordinates within the site were 100 m north and 100 m east. It yielded 410 sherds; 58 lithic artifacts; 12 fragments of nondiscernible debris; 3 fragments of worn debitage; 1 worn flake; 38 unworn flakes; 1 retouched flake; no worn whole bifaces; 1 worn broken biface; no unworn whole bifaces or unworn broken bifaces; 2 cores; no points or manos; 29 basalt fragments; 1 chert and 1 obsidian artifact; no slate artifacts; 1 quartz artifact; and 26 other artifacts.

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