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Realm 3: Tumulus Excavations
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- Galaty, Michael
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- The PASH Data Collection is comprised of Five data “realms”: 1) Survey and site data, 2) Settlement excavations, 3) Tumulus (burial mound) survey and excavations, 4) Artifact analysis, and 5) Geological data. All databases, field notebooks, unit and profile drawings, photographs, photo descriptions, radiocarbon dates, and geophysical survey data related to the tumuli excavations have been made available in PASH Deep Blue Data Realm 3., Total size of all files: approximately 2 gigabytes Chapter(s) linked to: Eight Abbreviations: “T” = tumulus, as in T099; “S” = site, as in S006, The excavation methods employed by PASH at tumuli replicate those employed at settlements. Natural stratigraphy was followed where possible, and arbitrary stratigraphic levels were defined when necessary. Arbitrary stratigraphic levels at tumuli often exceeded the 10 cm interval used at settlements, due to the large number of large rocks that needed to be removed. Due to the numerous rocks, not all mound fill was screened; rather, we screened every third bucket through quarter-inch mesh. By contrast, all soil from features was screened. Soil was sampled for flotation and water screening from every level and feature, but unlike samples from settlements, it has not been processed and analyzed. Each tumulus, being roughly circular, was divided into quadrants along the cardinal directions, and 1-m baulks between quadrants were defined. Quadrants were excavated separately by level. Sometimes quadrants were excavated concurrently. Tumulus unit/level/feature designations are therefore preceded by tumulus (T000) and quadrant (Q000) numbers. Artifact provenience was recorded down to levels and features, with important in situ artifacts sometimes being mapped into level/feature drawings along x-y-z axes. Strata and artifacts were measured cm below surface using a dumpy level. All levels and features were drawn and photographed, individually and by quadrant. , In each mound we followed natural stratigraphy whenever and wherever possible. However, given the steep downward curves of many strata, following the slopes of mound surfaces, this was not always possible. Thus, it is likely that some levels combine artifacts from different mound strata. To control partially for this difficulty, quadrant levels were often subdivided into separate units on the interior or the exterior of mounds (designated “collections units” or CUs). Mound and grave architecture, when present, was left in place until fully defined and documented and then removed if necessary. Baulks were drawn in profile and photographed and removed en masse at the end of each excavation., and Prior to excavation, all mounds surveyed in Shtoj and Shkrel were mapped and fully documented. The state of preservation (present day and projected into the future) of each mound was recorded (from poor to excellent, and from fully safe to critically endangered). Given that so many mounds in both regions were already damaged or had been destroyed, or were actively threatened, we decided to excavate mounds that were (1) already completely removed (T-085), (2) damaged by agricultural activities (T-052), (3) going to be removed by a landowner (despite legal prohibitions) (T-088), and (4) previously looted or excavated (T-099). We did not want to excavate seemingly intact, undamaged mounds. Our tumulus excavations can therefore be aptly described as “rescue” excavations.
- Keyword:
- archaeology
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- Science and Humanities
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Realm 2: Settlement Excavations
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
- Description:
- The PASH Data Collection is comprised of Five data “realms”: 1) Survey and site data, 2) Settlement excavations, 3) Tumulus (burial mound) survey and excavations, 4) Artifact analysis, and 5) Geological data. All databases, field notebooks, unit and profile drawings, photographs, photo descriptions, radiocarbon dates, and geophysical survey data related to the settlement excavations have been made available in PASH Realm 2. and The excavations we conducted at Kodër Boks, Zagorë, and Gajtan were designed to gather as much data as possible, as quickly as possible. They were composed of test pits (“units,” i.e., sondages), primarily 1x1 m in size, occasionally larger, positioned based on the results of field surveys and systematic surface collections of artifacts, but also with reference to prior excavations (at Zagorë and Gajtan) and geophysical data (collected at Gajtan). Excavations followed natural stratigraphy where possible; when such strata were not present, we excavated in 10-cm arbitrary levels. Artifact provenience was recorded down to levels and features, with important in situ artifacts sometimes being mapped into level/feature drawings along x-y-z axes. When identified, archaeological features (e.g., pits, floors, walls, etc.) were excavated separately from levels. Excavators organized forms and accompanying journal entries by “level” and “feature” for each unit. Each level and feature was drawn and photographed. Artifacts were bagged together by level and type. Radiocarbon samples were wrapped in tin foil and bagged separately. Soil samples were taken from each level using the “pinch” method. Upon completion, a profile wall of each unit was photographed, and, in some cases, drawn. Artifacts (with the exception of metal) were washed in water, dried on racks in the sun, and sorted and labeled in the PASH field laboratory. They were analyzed in preliminary fashion first in the field by PASH staff and later by experts.
- Keyword:
- archaeology
- Discipline:
- Science and Humanities
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- Galaty, Michael
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- A folder with photos taken of each site. These are JPEGS. Some photographs (e.g., S004) are labelled with site number, date taken, and an appended ID number in consecutive order (e.g., S001-060610-001 = Site 001, June 6, 2010, Photo 001 from Kratul i Madh). Others are labeled generically. ID numbers were repeated at each subsequent site surveyed, beginning again with 001. Some site photos are accompanied by a photolog, while others are not. The photolog typically lists each photo taken of a site in order by photo number, with a description.
- Keyword:
- archaeology
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- This work is composed of PDFs of scans of miscellaneous documents related to a particular site, including maps, wall drawings, original notes, etc. For those sites that were systematically surface collected (Sites 001, 002, 003, and 011), scans of the site collection grid and raw counts of collected artifacts (on a “Site Collection Form”) are also included.
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- archaeology
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- .CSV file that includes descriptions of each site.
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- GIS shape files for each tract along with additional, generic spatial data, including files for tract visibility, vegetation, overall pottery density, and overall tile density. The latter two are not chronologically specific; they include all pottery and tile counts by tract, regardless of age.
- Keyword:
- archaeology
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- PDF of scans of the original tract maps drawn in the field by each team leader. These were digitized each night to create shape files for each tract in the PASH Geographic Information System (GIS).
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- Each tract has a photo, a few have associated feature photos. Each photo is labelled with the date it was taken, and a consecutive number: ex. “A-150610-001”. Photos are in folders by team, and by date: Team A (362 megs), Team B (963 megs), Team C (638 megs), Team D (1.45 GB), Team E ( 1.41 GB), Team F (619 megs), Team G (461 megs), Team H (233 megs), Team I (817 megs), Team J (903 megs), and Team K (226 megs). Each folder is accompanied by an Excel photo log, exported to CSV, that provides captions.
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- archaeology
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- Science
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- CU (survey) database – The full CU (Collection Unit, i.e. “tract”) database, which includes all tract-survey data from all teams together in one place. This file is a .CSV export from FileMaker. Each entry includes data about each tract surveyed (see data dictionary). Tract locations are available via accompanying GIS shape files. NOTE: some tract database entries lack complete location data, e.g., a UTM Northing is present but not the Easting. These are available via the spatial data files work: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/data/concern/data_sets/k0698807d?locale=en. and CU (survey) database, by team – A copy of each team’s (A-K) Collection Unit (CU; i.e. “tract”) database is also included. These files are .CSV exports from the original FileMaker database.
- Keyword:
- archaeology
- Discipline:
- Science
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- Creator:
- Galaty, Michael
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- PDFs of the reports written by survey team leaders at the end of the season, including the report as submitted and a final edited version. There are two reports for each team. [NOTE: in some cases, only the final edited version of a report is included.]
- Keyword:
- archaeology
- Discipline:
- Science