Spitalfields faunal modification datasheet

Part of the Spitalfields project

Creator(s): James Morris

Year: 2011

Summary

This data is in addition to the main faunal datasheet and contains information on bone modifications such as butchery, working, burning and gnawing.

Cite this Record

Spitalfields faunal modification datasheet. James Morris. 2011 ( tDAR id: 5875) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8T43S23

Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: faunal-modification-data-sheet-with-dating-infomation

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
Period Period number given to the site. Each number will be assigned to a specific time period i.e. 2= early roman. See period text for more detail.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context The context number is the unqiue reference given to an excavated unit.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
Side Records the side of the animal from which the bone came l or r
VARCHAR  Coded Value Fauna : Side Generated identity coding sheet for Side Fauna Side Ontology true
Description Comment field. Free text to describe the modification. Many are coded. For burning w=white colour. For gnawing the area of bone, the gnawing animal (DG=dog) and the level of gnawing on a scale of 1 to 3 is recorded. For butchery Ch=Chopped, KN=knife, KW= kitchen waste, very heavily butchered fragments. SP=split down sagittal plane, SW=Sawn, TR=split transversely, WO=worked. The number will be the number of marks and part codes are also used. So "P Ch 3" = Proximal end chopped three times. "D DG 1"= distal end gnawed slightly by dog
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Type of modification VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Part Common VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bone Common name VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Species Common name VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Bone ID BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site-bone VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Period text VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Context Notes VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Basic INT EXP VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site-context VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
Site code VARCHAR  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
No number of fragments
BIGINT  Count Fauna : Count none none true

Keywords

Culture
British • English • Historic • Roman

Material
Fauna

Site Name
Spitalfields

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Cemetery • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Faunal • London, animal bone, urban

Temporal Keywords
Medieval • Roman, Post-medieval • Romano-British

Spatial Coverage

min long: -0.096; min lat: 51.499 ; max long: -0.063; max lat: 51.529 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Collaborator(s): Museum of London Archaeology

File Information

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faunal-modification-data-sheet-with-dating-infomation.xls 559.00kb Feb 3, 2011 12:19:18 PM Public
  • Translated version faunal-modification-data-sheet-with-dating-infomation_translat... (172.88kb)
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