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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Valle de Tena Dataset |
This dataset complements the dissertation Subsistence Economy and Chiefdom Emergence in the Muisca Area. A Study of the Valle de Tena by Pedro María Argüello García (which can be freely downloaded from the University of Pittsburgh's Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database). It provides detailed information about the distribution of ceramics of different periods recovered during survey at the Valle de Tena, in highland Colombia. The data are discussed in full in the dissertation, whose contents are as follows:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Geographical Background and Systematic Survey in the Valle de Tena
- Chapter 3: The Chronology for the Tena Region
- Chapter 4: Settlement Patterns in Tena
- Chapter 5: Patterns of Land Use
- Chapter 6: Summary and Conclusions
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
Funding to collect the data presented here was provided by a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (No. 1241358).
Argüello García, Pedro María (2015) Subsistence Economy and Chiefdom Emergence in the Muisca Area. A Study of the Valle de Tena. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh.
Argüello García, Pedro María (2016) Valle de Tena Dataset. Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh. URL: <http://www.cadb.pitt.edu>.
Questions or comments about this dataset or the Comparative Archaeology Database can be directed to cadb@pitt.edu via email.
Numeric data are provided in two file formats. Comma-delimited text files should be easy to import into spreadsheet, database, and statistical programs for manipulation and analysis. Excel spreadsheets are easier to browse, and can also be imported into many programs. The numeric data files are as follows:
| Ceramic Inventory: Ceramic counts by period for each collection lot in the Valle de Tena survey. |
Spatial information is provided as an AutoCAD (Release 12) .DXF file which can be read by many CAD and GIS programs. The coordinate system is UTM Zone 18 N (units are meters) based on the WGS84 datum.
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