Obsidian Data for Terrace S25

Creator(s): Ronald Faulseit

Year: 2015

Summary

This file contains all of the data for the nearly 1200 pieces collected during the 2051 excavations on Terrace S25, Cerro Danush, Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl. Including material categories (prismatic blade, flake, point, etc.), measurements, color assignments, provenience, etc.

Cite this Record

Obsidian Data for Terrace S25. Ronald Faulseit. 2015 ( tDAR id: 402331) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TB18K6

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: bifaces

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
sample date BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Materia Prima VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Espesor (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Peso (gr) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma cuerpo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma extremo distal VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma de la base VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Etapa tecnolígica BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dentado VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Continuidad VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dimensión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Extensión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Córtex VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nombre VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: ALL

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
pXRF Sample Number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Serie/etapa de presión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #19 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sección transversal/ forma bulbo If the object contains a percussion bulb
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Plataforma/ cuerpo/ forma hoja Whether object has a platform
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
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo (mín) Length
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #28 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #27 VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
negativos VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Huellas de uso Evidence of use?
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
retoque/ Modificación VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
lasca terminación VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
lasca labio VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel Stratigraphic layer in which the object was extracted
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro This is the excavation unit, which provides horizontal provenience for the particular obsidian object. See project report for map of units.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque Excavation block, see project report for more specific information and map
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type (GAL) This is the tool type assignment made by the project lithic specialist Alma López
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type (RKF) This is the basic assignment of the obsidian object into categories based on form. For example, flake, prismatic blade, eccentric, etc. These assignments were made during the pXRF study by Ronald Faulseit, Gary Feinman, and Linda Nicholas
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
LMN comment These are comments made by Linda M. Nicholas on the particular objects while conducting the pXRF analysis.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category This gives the overall registry number for all objects collected from the Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl site. It is always REG 2061
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
LMN color comment Color assignment by Linda M. Nicholas
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
pXRF sample date That date in which the object was analyzed using pXRF device
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición Whether the object is fragmented or whole
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Color materia prima/variante Color assignment
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Desechos

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Wmm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Thmm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Wgt DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample date VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Color materia prima/variante VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #14 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Lmm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Categoría VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Excéntricos

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Nivel BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample date BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Color materia prima/variante VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo (mín) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho (mín) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Espesor (mín) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Peso (gr) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Plataforma VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #18 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Serie/etapa de presión BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Continuidad VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dimensión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Retoque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Column #23 BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Extensión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Lascas

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
sample date BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
other comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Color VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Lmm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Wmm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Thmm DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Wgt DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Tipo de plataforma VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma bulbo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Etapa tecnológica VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Labio VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Terminación VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Retoque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Huellas de uso VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
#Negativos VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Núcleos

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
sample date BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
other comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
bloque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
cuadro VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
nivel BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Materua Prima VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Profundidad (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Peso (gr) BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Patrón de desbaste/Tipo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Córtex (%) VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Fase de reducción VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Uso VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Navajas Prismáticas

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Serie/etapa de presión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Modificación VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Huellas de uso VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sección transversal VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Plataforma 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
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo (mín) Length
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición whether broken or whole
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Color materia prima/variante Color assigned visually
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque Excavation block, see Project Report for map of blocks and units.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type Blade, flake, point, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
lmn comment Comments by Linda M. Nicholas
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. This is a sub-category within the PM designation for individual object numbers within a group.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) This is a sub-category within the registry assigned to a particular object or group of objects
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. This is REG 2061 for all object from Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
lmn color comment Color assignment from Linda M. Nicholas
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number pXRF sample number
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample date Date the object was analyzed using pXRF
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel Stratigraphic layer from excavation unit
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro Excavation unit, provides horizontal provenience from excavation grid. See project report for more information.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Perforadores

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Nivel Stratigraphic level that gives the vertical provenience of the object.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro This is the excavation unit designation that gives the horizontal provenience of the particular object.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Terrace All of the objects in this file were collected on Terrace S25, which is on Cerro Danush in the Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl site.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho Mín Punta (cm) Minimum width point
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho Máx Punta (cm) maximum width of point
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dirección/ Eje punta type of point (triangular, conical, etc.)
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma cuerpo/ base Shape of the body and base
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Peso (gr) Weight
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Espesor (mín) Thickness
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho (mín) Width
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nombre VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Etapa Tecnológica VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Córtex If the object is cortical
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Extensión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dimensión VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Continuidad VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Reto que Notes whether the object has evidence for retouch
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool type This was determined through visual inspection.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. This is the particular object number within a registry category. For example, REG 2061 PM 388-1, refers to the particular obsidian prismatic blade registered.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) This is a sub-category of the site registration number. It either identifies individual objects within the 2061 registry, or groups of artifacts. For example, obsidian prismatic blades are grouped within REG 2061 PM 388
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. This is the overall INAH registry number for the site of Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl, all materials recovered from the site are in REG 2061
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color Color determined through visual inspection
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample # pXRF sample number
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample date This is the date that the XRF reading was taken
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo (mín) Length
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición This category provides detail as to whether the piece is complete or fragmented
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Materia Prima All of the objects in this file are obsidian
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true

Table Information: Puntas de proyectil

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
sample date BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
sample number BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
color comment VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site Registry No. BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
registry category (PM) BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Object No. BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
tool tpe VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bloque VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Cuadro VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nivel BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Materia Prima VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Condición VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Largo mín (cm) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Ancho (mín) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Espesor (mín) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Peso (gr) DOUBLE  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma hoja VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma extremo distal VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Dentada VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Tipo enmangue VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Localización de Muescas VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma pedúnculo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Simetría pedúnculo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Forma de la base VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Sección punto de la cruz VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Patrón lasqueo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Técnica lasqueo VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Nombre VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Observaciones 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 • Archaeological Feature • 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 • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • 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

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Obsidian Data from 2015 Excavation of Terrace S25, Cerro Danush
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