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Comparative Archaeology Database, University of Pittsburgh
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Pedregal Dataset |
The data files FAUNAL.TXT and FAUNAL.XLS contain information about the types of faunal remains recovered at each context within the Pedregal site. FAUNAL.TXT is an ASCII text file, and FAUNAL.XLS contains the same data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet. Each line represents one species element. There are 913 lines in the text file, each with 6 variables separated by commas. The variables are, in the following order:
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Context |
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Bag number |
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Species |
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Element code Head/neck: 1=Skull 2=Axis/atlas 3=Mandible 4=Unidentified head/neck Forelimb: 5=Cervical vertebra 6=Humerus 7=Radius/ulna 8=Metacarpals/phalanges 9=Unidentified forelimb Trunk: 10=Ribs 11=Pelvis 12=Scapula 13=Thoracic vertebra 14=Sternum 15=Unidentified trunk Hindlimb: 16=Femur 17=Tibia/fibula 18=Metatarsals 19=Unidentified hindlimb End: 20=Lumbar vertebra 21=Unspecified phalange/metapodial 22=Unspecified vertebra 23=Other 24=Unidentified long bones 25=Unidentified fragments 26=Unidentified tooth 99=Not applicable |
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Count |
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Taphonomic code: 0=None observed 1=Burnt 2=Calcined 3=Cutmarks |
The first line of the ASCII text file, for example, looks like this:
2,42,Muridae,10,1,0
This indicates that the data pertain to context 2, bag 42, which included one rib fragment of the species Muridae. No specific taphonomy was observed.
The last, or 913th, line of the ASCII text file is:
669,2765,Muridae,25,4,0
This indicates that the data pertain to context 669, bag 2765, which included four undefined fragments of the species Muridae. No specific taphonomy was observed.
Download the file FAUNAL.TXT (3 KB) or the file FAUNAL.XLS (116 KB).