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 A16
  Worked Materials on Chipped Stone Artifacts from Each Context, Late Classic Period, Copan Valley.

   EXCEL FORMAT - TAB_A16.XLS

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   ASCII FORMAT - TAB_A16.TXT

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_A16.TXT has 28 lines, with 19 variables separated with commas. The 19 variables are, in the following order:
 
 

1 
Physiographic zone
2 
Sub-community  
3 
Group
4 
 Site Type
5 
Structure
6 
Operation
7 
 Context
8 
 Wood or other plants (N)
9 
Wood or other plants (%)
10 
Meat or hide (N)
11 
Meat or hide (%)
12 
 Shell, bone, or antler (N)
13 
 Shell, bone, or antler (%)
14 
 Stone (N)
15 
 Stone (%)
16 
Unidentified (N)
17 
 Unidentified (%)
18 
 Total IUZ (N)
19 
 Total IUZ (%)
  

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

"Montana","Algodonal","","","","IV/54","midden",14,43.8,16,50.0,0,0,0,0,2,6.3,32,100.0

The first context analyzed belongs to the physiographic zone "Montana", subcommunity "Algodonal", no group, no site type or structure. It belongs to the operation "IV/54" and the context is a "midden". There are 14 artifacts (43.8%) used in wood or other plants. There are 16 artifacts (50.0%) used in meat or hide. There are 0 artifacts (0%) used in shell, bone, or antler. There are 0 artifacts (0.0%) used in stone. There are 2 artifacts (6.3%) used in unidentified materials. Independent Use Zones (IUZ) total: 32 (100.0%). The quotation marks around "Montana" and "Algodonal" 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","midden",19,22.6,38,45.2,17,20.2,0,0,10,11.9,84,100.0

Which indicates the physiographic zone "Vega", subcommunity "Principal Group", group "10L-1". There is no site type, structure "10L-22", operation "39/I/372" and the context is a "midden". There are 19 artifacts (22.6%) used in wood or other plants. There are 38 artifacts (45.2%) used in meat or hide. There are 17 artifacts (20.2%) used in shell, bone, or antler. There are 0 artifacts (0.0%) used in stone. There are 10 artifacts (11.9%) used in unidentified materials. Independent Use Zones (IUZ) Total: 84 (100.0%).The quotation marks around "Vega" and "PrincipalGroup" indicate that these variables are alphanumeric and "" indicates the absence of data.

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