Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset

Creator(s): James L. Theler; Mona Colburn

Year: 1956

Summary

Gastropod remains from the 1956 field season deep excavation in the West Shelter area. Gastropods were recovered via either hand picking or screening through 1/4" (6.4mm) mesh.

In 1991, a sample of 1956 strata was chosen by Steven R. Ahler to represent a contiguous cross-section of the 1956 excavations. The gastropod samples from the 1956 excavation were identified and analyzed by James L. Theler (University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse). In 2015, Mona Colburn (Illinois State Museum) entered data into an excel database and uploaded it into tDAR.

Cite this Record

Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset. James L. Theler, Mona Colburn. 1956 ( tDAR id: 398928) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8W95C21

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: Modoc1956-WestShelter-Snails

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Taxon Identification of the bone to the finest taxonomic level possible.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Taxon Coding sheet for Taxon (Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset) Fauna Taxon Ontology - Eastern US true
Element Animal body part.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Element Coding sheet for Element (Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset) Fauna Element Ontology true
ExcYr Year of excavation.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Date none none true
Recovery Screen mesh size used in recovery.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Recovery Method Coding sheet for Recovery (Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset) EAFWG Recovery Method Ontology true
MNI Minimum number of individuals
BIGINT  Count Fauna : Count none none true
Class Taxonomic grouping, which is usually class
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Taxon Illinois State Museum coding sheet for Class none true
StratumVolume Volume of a particular stratum.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Volume none none true
Stratum Stratum designated by the archaeologist.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Stratum none none true
CulturalAffiliation Cultural period
VARCHAR  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Context Coding sheet for CulturalAffiliation (Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset) EAFWG Chronology Ontology true
Site Name of the site.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Site Coding sheet for Site (Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset) Eastern Archaic Site Type true
Aquat/Terres Aquatic or terrestrial gastropod
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Taxon Coding sheet for Aquat/Terres (Modoc Rock Shelter, IL (11R5)-1956 West Shelter Gastropod dataset) Eastern Archaic Resource type ontology true

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Early Archaic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic

Material
Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Shell

Site Name
Modoc Rock Shelter (11R5)

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Burial Pit • Encampment • Hearth • Hunting / Trapping • Isolated Burial • Pit • Refuse Pit • Rock Shelter • Sheet Midden • Storage Pit

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Environment Research

General
Faunal Remains - Prehistoric • Gastropod

Geographic Keywords
Central Mississippi River Valley, USA • Randolph County, southwestern Illinois

Temporal Keywords
Early Archaic • Late Archaic • Middle Archaic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -90.085; min lat: 38.029 ; max long: -90.064; max lat: 38.07 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Bonnie Styles

Contributor(s): James L. Theler; Mona Colburn

Repository(s): Illinois State Museum

Source Collections

Illinois State Museum

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
Modoc1956-WestShelter-Snails.xlsx 18.93kb Jun 17, 2015 Jan 24, 2017 2:44:30 PM Public
Gastropod remains from 1956 excavations in the West Shelter. Gastropods from the 1956 excavation were identified by James L. Theler (University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse) and later computerized by Mona Colburn (Illinois State Museum) in 2015.
  • Translated version Modoc1956-WestShelter-Snails_translated.xlsx (15.69kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: