Botanical Resources: Corn

Part of the Dolores Archaeological Program project

Year: 1985

Summary

The corn dataset was used in association with an intensive botanical study designed to identify different varieties of corn in the assemblage of corn cobs and plant fragments recovered in the course of DAP fieldwork. The variables in this dataset contain information and measurements pertaining to the number or rows of kernels on an ear, its shape and size, and various details about glumes, cupules, and kernels.

Variables for the CORN10 dataset have been described by Wilshusen et al. (1999); see especially the section "Botanical resources" by Joel Tyberg in chapter 3. In most cases, his descriptions are suitable for use as metadata and have been repeated almost verbatim here. See also chapter 7, "Resource Studies," by Kenneth Lee Petersen in the Final Synthetic Report. Selected resources from the collection of published and unpublished DAP reports may have been used for clarification in some cases and will be appropriately referenced.

Cite this Record

Botanical Resources: Corn. 1985 ( tDAR id: 6205) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KS6QNG

Data Set Structure

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

Table Information: dap-corn10

Column Name Data Type Type Category Coding Sheet Ontology Search
actual The actual number of rows of kernels on a specific ear of corn.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
cultnum A number assigned to define a specific cultigen type.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
cupwdth The width of a cupule, measured in millimeters.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
diameter The diameter of a cob, measured in millimeters.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
estimate The estimated number of kernels on an ear of corn when the actual number cannot be determined.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
catno A unique catalog item number used by DAP analysts, for identification in the laboratory.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
complete1 The completeness of a record---whether a record is complete or fragmentary.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value uncategorized none none true
fs The most basic type of provenience data recorded for all information obtained during DAP fieldwork is the field specimen number. These values are sequentially assigned to unique vertical and horizontal locations within each site.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
glumwdth The width of glume, measured in millimeters.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
length The length of a cob, measured in millimeters.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
wholdiam The entire diameter of a cob, measured in millimeters.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
erosion The amount of erosion; classified as partial, complete, or no erosion.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
site Site number refers only to the sequential position of a site within a single Smithsonian state and county designation. To obtain a full site number for any entry, this value must be appended to the Smithsonian state and county designation.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
avgleng The average length of a collection.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
avgthick The average thickness of a collection.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
caccnid The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including caccnid, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. The first digits of this value indicate the year that it was accessioned.
DOUBLE  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
cdept The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including cdept, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. This value specifies the tool department to which each record belongs.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
xsect The shape of a cross section of cob; flattened, round, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
cobjectid The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including cobjectid, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. Since this value is used in association with the AHC ARGUS database for tracking the location of a record, it is important for any researcher requesting objects from the curator.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Lookup : Code none none true
kernel Denotes whether or not there are actual kernels present on a cob.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
charred This variable indicates the degree of charring on a specimen, if present.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical : Other none none true
part DAP analysts selected from 32 possible values when describing the parts of a plant represented by each record.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical : Other none none true
pattern Records any pattern that the cupules present.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
pl The point location variable is a subdivision of the field specimen number that denotes an item or group of items of a significant type and/or context.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Context none none true
shape The shape of the cob; tapered, straight, etc.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
stco To obtain a full site designation for any entry, append the Smithsonian site number to this variable.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
avgwidth The average width of a collection.
BIGINT  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
csiteid The Anasazi Heritage Center has given each specimen three unique codes, including csiteid, to facilitate management of their DAP collections. This value denotes the entry's corresponding Smithsonian site number.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Provenience and Context : Horizontal Location none none true
spn Classifies the type of subphases that a record may belong to.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true
mpn Modeling period.
VARCHAR  Uncoded Value Macrobotanical none none true

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Material
Macrobotanical

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Hamlet / Village • Hearth • Isolated Artifact • Isolated Feature • Kiln • Kiva / Great Kiva • Midden • Military Structure • Pit • Pit House / Earth Lodge • Plaza • Post Hole / Post Mold • Rock Alignment • Room Block / Compound / Pueblo • Water Control Feature • Wattle & Daub (Jacal) Structure

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Dolores River Valley • Mesa Verde Region • Southwestern Colorado

Temporal Keywords
Ancestral Puebloan • Protohistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.59; min lat: 37.47 ; max long: -108.5; max lat: 37.57 ;

Source Collections

DAP collections are curated at the Anasazi Heritage Center, Dolores, CO.

File Information

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