Jonathan Creek Architecture Data

Creator(s): Sissel Schroeder

Year: 2011

Summary

The Jonathan Creek site in Kentucky was excavated in the early 1940s in an effort to uncover the community plan of an entire Mississippian town and mound center. Although the project terminated prematurely, the remnants of 89 structures representing a diverse array of architectural foundation styles were documented. Quantitative and qualitative attributes, such as posthole diameter and spacing, wall trench width and depth, roof supports, and floor area are included in this dataset.

Cite this Record

Jonathan Creek Architecture Data. Sissel Schroeder. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380734) ; doi:10.6067/XCV82J6BG0

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Data Set Structure

Measurement Column
Count Column
Coded Column
Filename Column
Integration Column (has Ontology)

Table Information: jonathancreekarchitecturedata

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Fea. # Feature number for identified structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Type Structure foundation type
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Style/Type none none true
Location Location of structure: village or mound summit
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Shape Geometric shape of structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Mean Wall Trench Width (cm) Average width, in centimeters, of all wall trenches associated with structure
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Open Corners Are the structure corners open, or did the structure have posts in the corners (yes = all corners are open; no = no corners are open; both = some corners are open and some have posts in them)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Floor Area m2 Floor area of structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Number Exterior Posts Measured Number of exterior wall posts for which post diameter could be measured
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Mean Exterior Post Dia. (cm) Mean diameter, in centimeters, for all exterior posts associated with structure
DOUBLE  Measurement (centimeter) Architecture : Measurement none none true
Roof Diameter (cm) Diameter of roof, calculated from measured length and width of structure
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Roof Configuration Description of the interior configuration of roof support posts (3-long = 3 central posts oriented along the long axis of a rectangular structure; 1-cent = 1 central post)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Hearth Evidence present of a hearth inside structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Entrance Trench Evidence of an entryway to structure flanked by wall trenches
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Additional Trench Support Additional wall trench support
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Site Name Name of the site (Jonathan Creek)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Region/River Valley Region/River Valley in which the Jonathan Creek site is situated
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
State State in which the Jonathan Creek site is situated
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Length (m) Interior length of structure in meters
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Width (m) Interior width of structure in meters
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Exterior Post Dia. standard deviation Standard deviation, in centimeters, for mean exterior post diameter
DOUBLE  Measurement (centimeter) Architecture : Measurement none none true
Number of Interior Posts Measured Count of interior posts associated with structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Mean Interior Post Dia. (cm) Mean diameter, in centimeters, for all interior posts associated with structure
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Interior Post Dia. standard deviation Standard deviation, in centimeters, for mean interior post diameter
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Mean post spacing (cm) Mean distance, in centimeters, between posts, measured from post center to post center
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Roof supports Presence of interior posts conventionally interpreted as having served to support the roof
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Post Slant Slant of structure wall post -- slanting inward to the interior of the structure or outward to the exterior of the structure
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Post Location Blank data column
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Architecture : Other none none true
Mean Wall Trench Depth (cm) Average depth, in centimeters, of all wall trenches associated with structure
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true
Mean Wall Trench Depth standard deviation Standard deviation, in centimeters, for structure wall trench depth
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Architecture : Measurement none none true

Keywords

Culture
Mississippian

Site Name
Jonathan Creek

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Non-Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Architecture • Architecture, Domestic • Architecture Analysis • Architecture Study • Mississippian House • Perishable Cultural Remains • Temple Mound

Geographic Keywords
Lower Tennessee River Valley

Temporal Keywords
Mississippian period

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1000 to 1350

Spatial Coverage

min long: -89.495; min lat: 36.364 ; max long: -87.874; max lat: 37.191 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Project Director(s): Sissel Schroeder

Source Collections

William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky

File Information

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jonathancreekarchitecturedata.xls 61.00kb Dec 31, 2012 5:04:50 PM Public
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