Bird Houston (7NC-F-138) Locus B Ceramic Minimum Number of Vessels (MNV) Catalog

Creator(s): Louis Berger

Year: 2017

Summary

Listing by Feature and Vessel numbers of specific ceramic specimen and their cross mends used to calculate a minimum number of vessels (MNV) for the Locus B occupation at the Bird-Houston site.

Cite this Record

Bird Houston (7NC-F-138) Locus B Ceramic Minimum Number of Vessels (MNV) Catalog. Louis Berger. 2017 ( tDAR id: 437469) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GX4F4G

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Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: Bird-Houston MNV Ceram. Locus B

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Comments miscellaneous text from the artifact catalog that relate to the artifacts
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true
Crossmends with identifies the specific catalog and specimen number of the sherd or sherds known to re-fit with the listed artifact from another context, and which also constitute a portion of the same vessel
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true
Base diameter (in.) estimated diameter of the base or foot ring of the complete vessel from which the artifacts originate. Estimated using a chart of measured arcs at 1/2-inch intervals
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Measurement none none true
Rim diameter (in.) estimated interior diameter of the rim of the complete vessel from which the artifacts originate. Estimated using a chart of measured arcs at 1/2-inch intervals
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Measurement none none true
% Complete Expresses the proportion of the vessel represented by constituent sherds (including cross mends) as a percentage
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true
Feature Number Numeric designation of features identified with Locus B, numbered sequentially
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Feature ID/Number none none true
Form identifies the ceramic vessel object from which the artifacts originated such as plate, bowl, platter, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Form none none true
Portion description of the portion of a vessel from which the ceramic artifacts originated such as rim, handle, base, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Part none none true
Ware Type Common name of ware type for European and American historic ceramics such as redware, pearlware, jackfield, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Type none none true
Count number of sherds from the same context that are described by the line of the catalog under a single specimen number. Can be greater
BIGINT  Count Ceramic : Count none none true
Specimen Number Numeric designation for each artifact or batch of similar artifacts within each context that is described by a single line of the catalog.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Historic Other : Other none none true
Field Number Tracking number assigned during excavations by field staff to each unique context on site from which artifacts were recovered.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
Catalog Number Laboratory-assigned number for each unique context on site from which artifacts were recovered.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
Vessel Number Numeric designation for each distinct ceramic vessel within a feature indicated by unique combinations of ware type, vessel form, part, and decoration
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Ceramic : Other none none true

Keywords

Culture
African American • Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell

Site Name
Bird-Houston (7NC-F-138)

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Barrel Well • Brick-Lined Well • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • House • Midden • Pit • Post Hole / Post Mold

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Geophysical Survey • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Tenant Farm

Geographic Keywords
Drainage Divide • Upper Coastal Plain

Temporal Keywords
Early Industrialization (1770-1830) • Industrialization and Early Urbanization (1830-1880) • Urbanization and Early Suburbanization (1880-1940)

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1775 to 1920

Spatial Coverage

min long: -75.71; min lat: 39.493 ; max long: -75.677; max lat: 39.525 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Heidi Krofft

Contributor(s): Wesley Willoughby

Field Director(s): Jason Shellenhammer; Mary Patton

Principal Investigator(s): John Bedell

Sponsor(s): FHWA

Permitting Agency(s): DelDOT

Repository(s): Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs Curatorial Facility

Prepared By(s): The Louis Berger Group

Submitted To(s): DelDOT

Record Identifiers

Agreement Number(s): 1538

Work Order Number(s): 10

Louis Berger Project Number(s): 2001831.006

Notes

Redaction Note: figures and text showing or relating site location information have been redacted

Source Collections

All artifacts and excavation records transferred to Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs Curatorial Facility, Dover, DE. Accession Number 2011.8

Related Comparative Collections

Louis Berger's Archaeological Laboratory maintains comparative collections for artifact and faunal identifications, Kansas City, MO.

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