Unit Book A15

Statistics for Emplacement of Elements

James L. Walker – July 2023

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Introduction

So far definitions from 573 features and aggregates from A15 have been tabulated. (Features and aggregates share the same definitions and categories.) Buildup (accumulations and laayers) comprise 41% of the total, with ordered aggregation (walls and installations) the next highest at 36%.

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Tabulations

The following are the groupings by category:

typetotalpercent
build-up
(accumulations, layers)
23341%
amorphous amassment
(fill, gully)
509%
ordered aggregation
(walls, installations)
20536%
horizontal surfaces
(floors, pavements)
8314%


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Aggregates

Aggregates (collections of elements) are generally installations. Rooms (13), pits (13) and interments (13) are the most common. There was one item aggregate (cv).

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Discrepancies

This table lists 573 elements; however, the constituent list totals 582 elements. This primarily reflects errors in the tallies for body and shape sherds where non-existant features were erroneously assigned to pottery lots (i.e. f243, f279). These errors will be reconciled after the ceramics analysis is completed.

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