Sand Canyon Locality site testing program faunal dataset

Creator(s): Jonathan Driver; Michael J. Brand; Lianne Lester; Natalie Munro; Karen Schollmeyer; R. Kyle Bocinsky

Year: 2018

Summary

Faunal data from test excavations at thirteen sites in the Sand Canyon Locality, excavated by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center 1988-1991. Faunal analysis was by Jonathan C. Driver, Michael J. Brand, Lianne Lester, and Natalie D. Munro in 1999, using methodology described in the CCAC Manual for the Description of Vertebrate Remains. Context information was integrated by Karen G. Schollmeyer in 2011 using data supplied by CCAC. Kyle Bocinsky refactored the bone modification data in 2018. Additional information on these sites and their fauna is available on the web at http://crowcanyon.org/publications/site_testing_program.asp.

Cite this Record

Sand Canyon Locality site testing program faunal dataset. Jonathan Driver, Michael J. Brand, Lianne Lester, Natalie Munro, Karen Schollmeyer, R. Kyle Bocinsky. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441016) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8PR7ZTM

Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: sand-canyon-site-testing-program-fauna-march2018

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
DistPostFusion Fusion of the distal, ventral, or posterior end of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Fusion Fusion coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Fusion Ontology true
DistPostBreak Breakage of the distal, ventral, or posterior end of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Breakage Breakage coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Origin of Fragmentation Ontology true
PD Provenience designation, a number assigned by CCAC excavators.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
Site VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
Side VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Side Side coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Side Ontology true
ProxAntFusion Fusion of the proximal, dorsal, or anterior end of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Fusion Fusion coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Fusion Ontology true
ProxAntBreak Breakage of the proximal, dorsal, or anterior end of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Breakage Breakage coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Origin of Fragmentation Ontology true
Taxon VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Taxon Taxon coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Taxon Ontology - Southwest US true
Element VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Element Element coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Element Ontology true
RecID Record ID number for this bone in the CCAC database.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
FS Field Specimen number assigned by CCAC excavators.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
SUNum Study Unit number assigned by CCAC excavators.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
Length Maximum length of the fragment, rounded up to the nearest cm.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Measurement Length coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 none true
Comments Comments by the analyst.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Fauna none none true
FAPCode Fill/Assemblage Position
BIGINT  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Context FAP coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 none true
ComponID Dates as assigned by Crow Canyon Archaeological Center archaeologists, http://www.crowcanyon.org/ResearchReports/SiteTesting/start.asp.
BIGINT  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Date Sand Canyon locality testing project ComponID coding sheet, CCAC fauna none true
Modification1 Primary column for recording cultural or natural modification of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Modification Modification coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Burning Intensity Ontology true
Modification2 Secondary column for recording additional cultural or natural modification of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Modification Modification coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Burning Intensity Ontology true
Modification3 Tertiary column for recording additional cultural or natural modification of the bone.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Modification Modification coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Burning Intensity Ontology true
Part Description of the portion of the element represented.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Portion/Proximal/Distal Part coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 Fauna Proximal-Distal/Portion Ontology true
JDNum Number assigned by Jonathan Driver. For CCAC tracking purposes.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
Item Item number, for CCAC tracking purposes.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
FeNum Feature number assigned by CCAC excavators.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
FeTypCode Feature type
VARCHAR  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Feature ID/Number FeTyp coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 none true
Thickness Thickness of the thickest portion of the cortical bone (in long bones only), measured perpendicularly from the outside to the inside (marrow cavity) of the fragment and rounded up to the nearest mm.
BIGINT  Coded Value Fauna Thickness coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 none true
SUDescCode Study Unit description.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Context SUDesc coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 none true
RefitFrags Refitting fragments of the same bone (counted as one item in the dataset).
VARCHAR  Count Fauna : Count none none true
FATCode Fill/Assemblage Type
BIGINT  Coded Value Provenience and Context : Context FAT coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 none true
SUTypCode Study Unit type.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context none none true
Butchering This is a duplication of data contained in the three "Modification" columns that pertain to butchering. Crow Canyon's Modification coding sheet defines one gnawing classes: K — Cutmarks.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Butchering Modification coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 (Butchering) Fauna Butchering Ontology true
Gnawing This is a duplication of data contained in the three "Modification" columns that pertain to gnawing. Crow Canyon's Modification coding sheet defines two gnawing classes: C — Carnivore damage; and R — Rodent gnawing. In cases where more than one gnawing code is present, the one that appeared "first" (i.e., in the Modification1 column) was kept.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Gnawing/Animal Modification Modification coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 (Gnawing) Fauna Gnawing Ontology true
Burning This is a duplication of data contained in the three "Modification" columns that pertain to burning. Crow Canyon's Modification coding sheet defines three burning classes: B — Burnt Black; L — Localised burning; and W — Burnt white, grey, or blue/grey. In cases where more than one burning code is present, the more specific categories (B and W) were privileged, and between those the one that appeared "first" (i.e., in the Modification1 column) was kept.
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Burning Modification coding sheet for Crow Canyon Archaeological Center fauna through 2008 (Burning) Fauna Burning Intensity Ontology true

Keywords

Material
Fauna

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Related Comparative Collections

Zoology Museum, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA

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Burke Museum, Seattle, WA

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