Egyptian Ceramics: Compositional and Descriptive Database

Creator(s): Matthew Boulanger; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Year: 2014

Summary

This dataset contains compositional (elemental abundance) and descriptive data for a total of 391 ceramic and clay specimens from Egypt, analyzed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory between the late 1960s and early 1990s. These data were generated by neutron activation analysis (NAA) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) between the late 1960s and early 1990s. Data from the LBNL were transferred to the Archaeometry Laboratory at the University of Missouri, where they were digitized for distribution through tDAR. Compositional data for some sherds are drawn from other sources, including publications and personal communications from other researchers. No guarantees are made regarding the accuracy of data provided in digital format by other researchers. See the "Analytical Notes" column to identify which specimens these are. Elemental abundance data could not be located for 68 of these specimens. All descriptive and contextual data are drawn from the Berkeley archives, and may be incomplete.

Cite this Record

Egyptian Ceramics: Compositional and Descriptive Database. Matthew Boulanger, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 2014 ( tDAR id: 372352) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ZC8187

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: Database

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Material VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ware VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fabric VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Exterior Decoration VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Form VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Specific Form VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Piece VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Group VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Era VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Temper VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Analytical Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Powder Present in Archives VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Data Source VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Run BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Entry VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Al BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ca BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
V BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dy DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Mn BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Na BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
K BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sr BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
As DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
U DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Eu DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ba DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sm VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
La DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ti BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Lu DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nd DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Co DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sc DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fe BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ce DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Yb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cs DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ta DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cr DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Th DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ni BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Rb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Tb DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Hf DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Zn BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Affiliation VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Source Person VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Excavator VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Longitude DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Latitude DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Alternate ID VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
MURR ID VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
LBNL ID VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Information

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Column #1 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #2 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #3 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #4 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #5 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Islamic

Material
Ceramic

Site Name
Abousir • Abydos • Alexandria • Asyut • Ballas • Deir el Ballas • Deirel Medineh • El Ahaiwah • Fustat • Keft • Nag' ed-Deir • Shurafa • Tebtunis • Tel el Amarna • Tel el Yahudiyeh • Tell ed-Daba • Tell Firan • Tukh

Site Type
Cemetery • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Midden • Settlements • Tomb • Town / City • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Collections Research

General
Ceramic Analysis • Ceramic Composition • Compositional Analysis • Neutron Activation • Neutron Activation Analysis

Temporal Keywords
Early Dynastic Egyptian • Gerzean • Islamic • Naqada II • Naqada III • Pre-Dynastic Egyptian • Proto-Dynastic Egyptian • Ptolemaic Egypt • Roman

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 900 to 1300

Calendar Date: -3500 to -3200 (Gerzean)

Calendar Date: -3200 to -3000 (Proto-Dynastic)

Calendar Date: -350 to -30 (Ptolemaic)

Calendar Date: -30 to 640 (Roman)

Calendar Date: 640 to 1300 (Islamic/Medieval)

Spatial Coverage

min long: 24.39; min lat: 21.821 ; max long: 37.178; max lat: 32.621 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contributor(s): Helen Michel; Michal Artzy

Lab Director(s): Isadore Perlman; Frank Asaro

Source Collections

Archaeometry Laboratory, University of Missouri

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
LBNL_Egypt_v2.xls 552.00kb Jul 22, 2014 7:22:36 AM Public
  • Translated version LBNL_Egypt_v2_translated.xls (568.50kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: