Niger Ceramics: Compositional and Descriptive Data

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

Year: 2014

Summary

This dataset contains compositional (elemental abundance) and descriptive data for a total of 60 ceramic specimens from Niger, analyzed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). These data were generated by neutron activation analysis (NAA) at 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. All descriptive and contextual data are drawn from the Berkeley archives, and may be incomplete.

Cite this Record

Niger Ceramics: Compositional and Descriptive Data. Matthew Boulanger, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 2014 ( tDAR id: 373079) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QR4V9F

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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
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
Material VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ware BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fabric BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Exterior Decoration BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Form BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Specific Form BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Piece BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Group BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Era VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Temper BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Notes BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Analytical Notes BIGINT  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 DOUBLE  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 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sm DOUBLE  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 BIGINT  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
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
Neolithic

Material
Ceramic

Site Name
Adrar Bous • Adrar Madet

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Encampment • Hamlet / Village • Settlements

Investigation Types
Collections Research

Temporal Keywords
Neolithic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -0.439; min lat: 12.383 ; max long: 15.996; max lat: 23.241 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Matthew Boulanger

Contributor(s): Helen Michel; Desmond Clark

Lab Director(s): Isadore Perlman; Frank Asaro

Notes

General Note: Note that the elemental abundance data could not be located for any of these specimens. The dataset here provides only contextual and descriptive data.

Source Collections

Archaeometry Laboratory, University of Missouri

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
LBNL_Niger_v2.xls 491.00kb Jul 22, 2014 9:34:22 AM Public
  • Translated version LBNL_Niger_v2_translated.xls (461.50kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: