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Guide to the electronic excel file | Unnamed: 1 | Unnamed: 2
WPFceramicsOriginal.xls
from the dissertation
COLD SPRING, HOT FOUNDRY: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION  OF THE WEST POINT FOUNDRY’S PATERNAL INFLUENCE UPON THE VILLAGE OF COLD SPRING AND ITS RESIDENTS
By [NAME]
September 2009
The following worksheet is an explanation of the spreadsheets and column headers contained in this electronic file detailing earlier catalogs of the ceramics archaeologically recovered from the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring, New York.  All data is provided by [NAME] from sources included in her bibliography.  Words that are italicized or under Column Header are used within the workbook.
SPREADSHEET |  | EXPLANATION OF SPREADSHEET
#2RHoriginalJG |  | [NAME] Original Catalog with EN additions for #2 Rascal Hill Assemblage including [NAME]
EBHoriginal05MD |  | [NAME] Original 2005 Catalog for East Bank House (does not include the 2006 season)
GKoriginalJG |  | [NAME] Original Catalog for Gouverneur Kemble Assemblage including Box Location
WKoriginal07EN |  | [NAME] 2007 Catalog for [NAME] (does not include the 2008 season)
VinHillOriginal06VM |  | Vanessa McLean’s Original 2006 Catalog for [NAME] (only part of the entire [NAME] assemblage)
SPREADSHEET | COLUMN HEADER | EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADER
#2RHoriginalJG | # in Original | The sequential number of the catalog published by Grossman in 1990 (for excavation units CX201-209) or 1993 (all other CX numbers).  Any blank cells were found by [NAME] in the archives but not reported by Grossman.
#2RHoriginalJG | Page in Original | The page on which this ceramic piece was listed in Grossman (for excavation units CX201-209) or 1993 (all other CX numbers).  Any blank cells were found by [NAME] in the archives but not reported by Grossman.
#2RHoriginalJG | CX | An abreviation for context; provenience; Grossman’s unit of excavation and level divided by a period.
#2RHoriginalJG | Date | Date excavated by Grossman.
#2RHoriginalJG | Count | Quantity of ceramic sherds recovered.
#2RHoriginalJG | Class | General category of artifact type: Ceramic.
#2RHoriginalJG | Material | That of which the ceramic is made and general type of ceramic: agate, whiteware or white earthenware, red earthenware or redware, red slipware, porcelain, pearlware, ironstone, gray stoneware, stoneware, [NAME] earthenstone, [NAME], creamware, and yellowware.
#2RHoriginalJG | Element | Part of vessel as transcribed from Grossman: whole, rim sherd, body sherd, base sherd, rim body sherd, base body sherd, rim base sherd (aka profile), lid, handle, spout.
#2RHoriginalJG | Logo/Inscrip/ Comments | Detailed description of the ceramic sherd that may include decoration or motifs, quanity of the different elements, mends to other sherds, possible dates, maker’s marks or other writen decoration, glaze, colors, vessel shape, spalling, other diagnostic or identification elements.
#2RHoriginalJG | Box | The name of the box the sherd is contained in within the Haul Road archives in Cold Spring (currently housed in the Village Garage under the direction of Putnam County Historical Society and [NAME]) as inventoried by [NAME].
#2RHoriginalJG | # not located | Quantity of ceramic sherds not located by [NAME] but reported by Grossman.
SPREADSHEET | COLUMN HEADER | EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADER
EBHoriginal05MD | OBJECTID | A number assigned by ArcView GIS that corresponds to the imported table.
EBHoriginal05MD | ID | Original M. Deegan identification in Excel.
EBHoriginal05MD | Y | The northing of the artifact tied into ArcView GIS.
EBHoriginal05MD | X | The easting of the artifact tied into ArcView GIS.
EBHoriginal05MD | Excavation | Type of excavation unit: ST (shovel test pit), EU (excavation unit), F (feature), and TT (test trench - a non-square excavation unit).
EBHoriginal05MD | Provenience | Catalog number from excavation units, shovel test pits, or test trenches around or in the East Bank House based on a five meter grid increasing to the north and east.
EBHoriginal05MD | Level | Level of excavation within the specific excavation unit from which the sherd was recovered.
EBHoriginal05MD | CX | The context established by [NAME] associated with occupation of the East Bank House.
EBHoriginal05MD | Material | Broad ceramic categorization of wares either refined or not that uses the following abbreviations: EW (earthenware), IE (improved earthenware), WIE (white improved earthenware), CC (cream colored ware), SW (stone ware), P (porcelain).
EBHoriginal05MD | Type | More specific ceramic categorization of wares that focuses on paste type that uses the following abbreviations: [NAME] ([NAME]), [NAME] (yellow ware), RW (red ware), WW (white ware), VWIE (vitreous white improved earthenware), and IS (ironstone).
EBHoriginal05MD | Glaze | Type or color of glaze on the sherd: brown, clear, cobalt (blue tinted but generally clear), copper (green tinted by generally clear), salt, metallic, or none.  If two are listed there is probably a difference outside and inside the vessel.
EBHoriginal05MD | Count | Quantity of ceramic sherds recovered.
EBHoriginal05MD | Diagnostic | One or more of the following decorations or designs on the vessel: annular, decal, handpainted, molded, transfer, none, gilt, scalloped, slip, spotted, mocha, slip, and/or maker’s mark.
EBHoriginal05MD | Description | Detailed description of the ceramic sherd that may include decoration or motifs and its colors, mends to other sherds, maker’s marks or other writen decoration, vessel shape, spalling, other diagnostic or identification elements.
EBHoriginal05MD | Diameter | Diameter of vessel at its lip or rim in inches or UNK (unknown) for those where the piece was too small to designate a size.
EBHoriginal05MD | Part | The part of the vessel from which the sherd originated: profile (from rim to base), base, body, rim, rim/lip, base foot, handle, spout, lip, spall.
EBHoriginal05MD | Vessel | [NAME] original vessel list.
EBHoriginal05MD | TPQ | In Latin: Terminus Post Quem, translated as “date after which”: the earliest date of that associated sherd.
EBHoriginal05MD | TAQ | In Latin: Terminus Ante Quem, translated as “date before which”: the latest date of that associated sherd.
SPREADSHEET | COLUMN HEADER | EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADER
GKoriginalJG | CX | An abreviation for context; provenience; Grossman’s unit of excavation and level divided by a period.
GKoriginalJG | Date | Date excavated by Grossman.
GKoriginalJG | Count | Quantity of sherds included in this description.
GKoriginalJG | Weight | Measurement of quantity when count can be irrelevant.
GKoriginalJG | Class | General category of artifact type: Ceramic or Ceramic Tile.
GKoriginalJG | Material | Broad ceramic categorization of wares either refined or not: [NAME], Earthenware, Gray Stoneware, Ironstone, Pearlware, Porcelain, Red Earthenware, Red Slipware, Stoneware, and [NAME].
GKoriginalJG | Element | Part of vessel as transcribed from Grossman: whole, rim sherd, body sherd, base sherd, rim body sherd, base body sherd, rim base sherd (aka profile), lid, handle, spout, fragment (aka spall).
GKoriginalJG | TPQ | In Latin: Terminus Post Quem, translated as “date after which”: the earliest date of that associated sherd.
GKoriginalJG | Logo/Inscrip/Comments | Detailed description of the ceramic that may include decoration or motifs, quanity of the different elements, mends to other sherds, possible dates of manufacture, maker’s marks or other writen decoration, glaze, colors, vessel shape, spalling, other diagnostic or identification elements.
GKoriginalJG | Box | The name of the box the sherd is contained in within the Haul Road archives in Cold Spring (currently housed in the Village Garage under the direction of Putnam County Historical Society and [NAME]) as inventoried by [NAME].
SPREADSHEET | COLUMN HEADER | EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADER
WKoriginal07EN | STP | Only STP (shovel test pits) were excavated in 2007.
WKoriginal07EN | Material | Broad ceramic categorization of wares either refined or not that uses the following abbreviations: EW (earthenware), IE (improved earthenware), WIE (white improved earthenware), CC (cream colored ware), SW (stone ware), P (porcelain).
WKoriginal07EN | Type | More specific ceramic categorization of wares that focuses on paste type that uses the following abbreviations: [NAME] ([NAME]), [NAME] (yellow ware), RW (red ware), WW (white ware), VWIE (vitreous white improved earthenware), and IS (ironstone).
WKoriginal07EN | Glaze | The coating on the ceramic sherd: brown, clear, cobalt (blue tinted but generally clear), copper (green tinted by generally clear), salt, metallic, or none.  If two are listed there is probably a difference outside and inside the vessel.
WKoriginal07EN | Count | Quantity of sherds included in this description.
WKoriginal07EN | Diagnostic | One or more of the following decorations or designs on the vessel: annular, decal, handpainted, molded, transfer, none, gilt, scalloped, slip, and/or maker’s mark.
WKoriginal07EN | Description: decoration color, paste, mends, SHAPE OF VESSEL | Detailed description of the ceramic that may include decoration or motifs, paste, mends to other sherds, maker’s marks or other writen decoration, glaze, colors, vessel shape, spalling, shape of the vessel, other diagnostic or identification elements.
WKoriginal07EN | Diameter | Diameter of vessel at its lip or rim in inches or UNK (unknown) for those where the piece was too small to designate a size.
WKoriginal07EN | Part/Grossman Element | The part of the vessel from which the sherd originated: profile (from rim to base), base, body, rim, [NAME], handle, spout, lip, spall.
WKoriginal07EN | Vessel # | Original vessel number assigned to [NAME] house by [NAME] in 2007 with the number prefaced by the abbreviation WK.
SPREADSHEET | COLUMN HEADER | EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADER
VinHillOriginal06VM | QUANTITY | Quantity of sherds included in this description.
VinHillOriginal06VM | CATALOG # | Provenience or excavation unit.  [NAME] has attempted to standardize these and relate them to the ArcView GIS.
VinHillOriginal06VM | STP | Shovel test pit (STP) or excavation unit (EU) associated with catalog number.
VinHillOriginal06VM | LEVEL | Level from which the sherd came.
VinHillOriginal06VM | PASTE | Type of ceramic primarily based on its clay and temperature of firing: creamware,  [NAME]/reddish hue, porcelain, redware, reddish-tan earthenware, semi porcelain, stoneware, ironstone, white improved earthenware, and yellowware.
VinHillOriginal06VM | GLAZE | The coating on the ceramic sherd: brown, clear, cobalt (blue tinted but generally clear), copper (green tinted by generally clear), black, cream, salt, metalic, manganese, or unglazed.  If two are listed there is probably a difference outside and inside the vessel.
VinHillOriginal06VM | DECORATED/ UNDECORATED | The presence (decorated) or absence of decoration (undecorated).
VinHillOriginal06VM | VESSEL PART | The part of the vessel from which the sherd originated: profile (from rim to base), base, body, rim, and spall.
VinHillOriginal06VM | THICKNESS | The profile of the broken sherd measured in millimeters.
VinHillOriginal06VM | COMMENTS | Observations made by [NAME] regarding [NAME] original assessment.
VinHillOriginal06VM | Decoration | Brief details about colors and types of decorations added by [NAME] after [NAME].