pXRF Results for Obsidian Sample from Terrace S25, Cerro Danush

Year: 2015

Summary

This file contains the results of pXRF analysis from the obsidian collected during excavations of the residences on Terrace S25, Cerro Danush, Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl

Cite this Record

pXRF Results for Obsidian Sample from Terrace S25, Cerro Danush. 2015 ( tDAR id: 402197) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8765H10

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: Graphs

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
SOURCE AREA VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Percentage VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #4 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Macuil

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
S Sulfur
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
lmn comments VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
source Obsidian sourced based on chemical signature of the particular piece
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ba Barium
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nb Niobium
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Zr Zirconium
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sr Strontium
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Rb Rubidium
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Zn Zinc
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fe Iron
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mn Manganese
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ti Titanium
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ca Calcium
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
K Potassium
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
P Phosphorous
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
period The basic archaeological period relating to the object. In this case, they are all from the Late Classic between CE 600 - 900
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site The only objects that are not from Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl are for testing and standardizing the machine.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
ID Sample ID assigned in the greater database from project run by Gary Feinman and Linda Nicholas
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mode Setting on the pXRF device
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Reading Order in which items were analyzed on given date
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Date Date sample was analyzed by pXRF device
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Zapotec

Material
Obsidian

Site Name
Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl

Site Type
Ancient Communal / Public Structure • Archaeological Feature • Canal or Canal Feature • Commercial or Industrial Structures • Communal / Public Structure • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Factory / Workshop • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • House • House Mound • Isolated Burial • Midden • Non-Domestic Structures • Palace • Pictograph • Pit • Platform Mound • Plaza • Pyramid • Refuse Pit • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Stairway • Storage Pit • Structure • Temple • Terrace • Tomb • Town / City • Trash Midden • Water Control Feature • Wattle & Daub (Jacal) Structure Show More

Investigation Types
Collections Research

Geographic Keywords
Highland Mexico • Mesoamerica • Oaxaca (State / Territory) • Valley of Oaxaca

Temporal Keywords
Early Classic • Early Postclassic • Late Classic • Late Formative • Terminal Formative

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: -500 to 1300 (Based on 28 Radiocarbon Dates from this project and numerous others from Bernal and Oliveros)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -96.561; min lat: 16.999 ; max long: -96.537; max lat: 17.022 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Jeremias Pink

Principal Investigator(s): Ronald Faulseit

Record Identifiers

National Science Foundation (s): BCS 1353793

Source Collections

These obsidian objects were all recovered from Terrace S25 during the 2015 archaeological project. See Project Report for more information.

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
pXRF_TerraceS25_2016.xlsx 135.06kb Feb 18, 2016 Feb 18, 2016 3:45:21 PM Public
pXRF data Obsidian Terrace S25, Cerro Danush
  • Translated version pXRF_TerraceS25_2016_translated.xls (296.00kb)
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