Latin American Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Chipped Stone Evidence from the Copan Valley and the La Entrada Region
Database
Kazuo Aoyama 
 
 
  TABLE A14
  Number of Selected Artifacts for Use-Wear Analysis, Late Classic Period, Copan Valley

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This file contains the data from 28 contexts with lithic artifacts from the Copan valley. The contents for every context are presented in one line, the data file TAB_A14.TXT has 28 lines, with 65 variables separated with commas. The 65 variables are, in the following order:
 
 

Physiographic Zone
Sub - community 
Group
Structure
Operation
Number Obsidian Prismatic Blades
Used Obsidian Prismatic Blades
IUZ Obsidian Prismatic Blades
Number Obsidian Macroblades
10 
Used Obsidian Macroblades
11 
IUZ Obsidian Macroblades
12 
Number Obsidian Macroflakes
13 
Used Obsidian Macroflakes
14 
IUZ Obsidian Macroflakes
15 
Number Obsidian Small percussion blades
16 
Used Obsidian Small percussion blades
17 
IUZ Obsidian Small percussion blades
18 
Number Obsidian Polyhedral core frag.
19 
Used Obsidian Polyedral core frag.
20 
IUZ Obsidian Polyhedral core frag.
21 
Number Obsidian Prismatic Blade points
22 
Used Obsidian Prismatic blade points
23 
IUZ Obsidian Prismatic Blade point
24 
Number Obsidian Bifacial points
25 
Used Obsidian Bifacial points
26 
IUZ Obsidian Bifacial points
27 
Number Obsidian Bifacial thinning flakes
28 
Used Obsidian Bifacial thinning flakes
29 
IUZ Obsidian Bifacial thinning flakes
30 
Number Obsidian Flakes
31 
Used Obsidian Flakes
32 
IUZ Obsidian Flakes
33 
Number Obsidian Scrapers
34 
Used Obsidian Scrapers
35 
IUZ Obsidian Scrapers
36 
Number Obsidian Notched flake
37 
Used Obsidian Notched Flake
38 
IUZ Obsidian Notched Flake
39 
Number Obsidian Denticulates
40 
Used Obsidian Denticulates
41 
IUZ Obsidian Denticulates
42 
Number Obsidian Flake cores
43 
Used Obsidian Flake cores
44 
IUZ Obsidian Flake cores
45 
Number Chert Bifacial Points
46 
Used Chert Bifacial Points
47 
IUZ Chert Bifacial Points
48 
Number Chert Bifacial thinning flakes
49 
Used Chert Bifacial thinning flakes
50 
IUZ Chert Bifacial thinning flakes
51 
Number Chert Flakes
52 
Used Chert Flakes
53 
IUZ Chert Flakes
54 
Number Chert Scrapers
55 
Used Chert Scrapers
56 
IUZ Chert Scrapers
57 
Number Chert Denticulates
58 
Used Chert Denticulates
59 
IUZ Chert Denticulates
60 
Number Chert Drills
61 
Used Chert Drills
62 
IUZ Chert Drills
63 
Number Chert Choppers
64 
Used Chert Choppers
65 
IUZ Chert Choppers
  

The first line of the file, for example, looks like this:

"Montana","Algodonal","","","IV/54",1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,36,11,19,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,27,7,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

The first context analyzed belong to the physiographic zone "Vega", "Algodonal" sub-community, there is no group nor structure. It belongs to the operation "IV/54". Then we have the numbers of obsidian and chert artifacts analyzed. There is 1 obsidian prismatic blade; 1 presents use wear, with a total of 1 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian macroblades; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian macroflakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian small percussion blades; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian Polyhedral core frag.; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian prismatic blade points; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian bifacial points; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian bifacial thinning flakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 36 obsidian flakes; 11 present use wear, with a total of 19 independent use zones (IUZ). There is 1 obsidian scraper; 1 present use wear, with a total of 1 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian notched flake; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian denticulates; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 3 obsidian flake cores; 1 present use wear, with a total of 1 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 chert bifacial points; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 chert bifacial thinning flakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone(IUZ). There are 27 chert flakes; 7 present use wear, with a total of 9 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert scrapers; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 chert denticulates; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert drills; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert choppers; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). The quotation marks around "Montana", "Algodonal" and "IV/54" indicate that these variables are alphanumeric and "" indicates the absence of data.

The last (28th) line is:

"Vega","PrincipalGroup","10L-1","10L-22","39/I/372",62,44,81,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

Which indicates the physiographic zone "Vega", subcommunity "Principal Group", group "10L-3", structure "10L-22". It belongs to the operation "39/I/372". Then we have the numbers of obsidian and chert artifacts analyzed. There is 62 obsidian prismatic blade; 44 presents use wear, with a total of 81 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian macroblades; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian macroflakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 1 obsidian small percussion blades; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian Polyhedral core frag.; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian prismatic blade points; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 1 obsidian bifacial points; 1 present use wear, with a total of 1 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian bifacial thinning flakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 1 obsidian flakes; 1 present use wear, with a total of 1 independent use zone (IUZ). There is 0 obsidian scraper; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian notched flake; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian denticulates; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 obsidian flake cores; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 2 chert bifacial points; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert bifacial thinning flakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert flakes; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert scrapers; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zones (IUZ). There are 0 chert denticulates; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 chert drills; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). There are 0 chert choppers; 0 present use wear, with a total of 0 independent use zone (IUZ). The quotation marks around "Vega", "Principal" and "10L-1" indicate that these variables are alphanumeric and "" indicates the absence of data.

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