Latin American Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
URL: http://www.pitt.edu/~laad
Email: laad@pitt.edu
Wankarani Settlement Dataset
Timothy L. McAndrews
 
 Ceramics from Systematic Surface Collections  --  COLCER.TXT

The data file COLCER.TXT contains data on sherds recovered from sites where systematic surface collections were conducted. Each line represents one collection unit. There are 143 lines, each with 7 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:

1
 Site number
2
 Northing (within-site coordinate system)
3
 Easting (within-site coordinate system)
4
 Collection unit size in square meters
5
 Total number of sherds recovered
6
 Weight of total sherds recovered (in ounces)
7
 Weight of total sherds recovered (in grams)
 
The first line of the file, for example, looks like this:

LJ-A,110,120,4,15,1.5,44

This indicates that in site LJ-A, located at 110N and 120E in the site's internal coordinate system, a unit of 4 square meters was collected; 15 sherds weighing 1.5 ounces or 44 grams were recovered.

The last (143rd) line of the file is:

B-7,100,100,10,150,30.2,858

This indicates that in site B-7, located at 100N and 100E in the site's internal coordinate system, a unit of 10 square meters was collected; 150 sherds weighing 30.2 ounces or 858 grams were recovered.

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