pXRF Obsidian Sample Data from Terrace S25, Cerro Danush

Creator(s): Ronald Faulseit

Year: 2015

Summary

These are the provenience, description, and measurement data for the obsidian pieces analyzed through pXRF from Terrace S25 on Cerro Danush. See Project Report 2015 for further information on proveniences and such.

Cite this Record

pXRF Obsidian Sample Data from Terrace S25, Cerro Danush. Ronald Faulseit. 2015 ( tDAR id: 402314) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QJ7JZS

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: Pxrf

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Largo (mín) Length
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Color materia prima/variante VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context Spatial/ Structure (A, B, C) This provides a generalized provenience for the items on Terrace S25. Three structures were found on the terrace and this category designates where the particular item was found.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type (Alma) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type (Sonny et al) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
No. Registro This is the number assigned in the National Mexican Registry for the pieces collected in the project.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category T
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment This is a visual assignment
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
source VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number pXRF sample number designated by Gary Feinman and Linda Nicholas
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel Stratigraphic level
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Etapa This coincides with the particular construction phase of the domestic structures excavated. There were four general reconstruction episodes identified, so based on stratigraphy, each item has been identified with the Etapa (construction episode) in which it belongs.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Period This is the time range in which the item belongs based on the general stratigraphy and radiocarbon analysis.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Huellas de uso VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Modificación VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Serie/etapa de presión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sección transversal If the object is a transverse section
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Plataforma If the object contains a striking platform
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample date These are the extraneous data for the obsidian samples that were analyzed using pXRF. This file includes proveniences, measurements, and other information about the obsidian samples that were collected during the 2015 project of excavations on Terrace S25, Cerro Danush. For more specific information regarding this data, see the 2015 project report.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro Excavation unit, horizontal provenience
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque Excavation block
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
qty BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context Temporal/ Etapa (1, 2, 3, 4) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Peso (gr) Weight
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Espesor (mín) Thickness
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho (mín) Width
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Keywords

Culture
Zapotec

Material
Chipped Stone • Obsidian

Site Name
Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Ancient Communal / Public Structure • Artifact Scatter • Ball Court • Burial Pit • 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 • Hearth • House • House Mound • Isolated Burial • Kiln • Midden • Mound / Earthwork • Non-Domestic Structures • Palace • Pictograph • Pit • Platform Mound • Plaza • Post Hole / Post Mold • Pyramid • Refuse Pit • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Settlements • 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

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 400 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

All of the artifacts from the project are curated under the Mexican Registry number REG 2061, and individual items/categories are number sequentially. So each item is marked and registered in this fashion REG 2061 PM X

File Information

  Name Size Creation Date Date Uploaded Access
pXRF_Sample_Data_TS25.xls 341.50kb Feb 21, 2016 Feb 22, 2016 1:17:25 PM Public
Obsidian sample data, e.g., provenience, for pieces analyzed using pXRF
  • Translated version pXRF_Sample_Data_TS25_translated.xls (353.50kb)
    Data column(s) in this dataset have been associated with coding sheet(s) and translated: