Set of raw data used for preparation of an article:
Authors: Claire Malleson, Agnieszka Ryś-Jarmużek, Anna Wodzińska, Łukasz Jarmużek, Anna Gręzak, Sławomir Rzepka
Title: "After the fall of the Egyptian Empire: review of the Third Intermediate Period settlement at Tell el-Retaba"
Journal: "Antiquity" 98/398 (2024)
Abstract:
Excavations at the site of Tell el-Retaba since 2007 have revealed an extensive settlement and associated material culture dating from the Third Intermediate Period (1070–664 BC). This work represents the only large-scale investigation into domestic archaeology from this period in Egypt and the results offer important insights into aspects of urban life for an under-studied phase of Egyptian history.
The dataset contains:
1. A ZIP archive titled "Antiquity_small finds_data"
It contains:
1.1. Photographic documentation of 9 movable artifacts illustrating various aspects of the crafts documented in the settlement, including stone querns and grinders, a bone pin, and a bronze needle. Each object is photographed from 6 sides, and the set of images is included in a folder with an artifact number (S+4 digits) according to the numbering system used by the Polish-Slovak Archaeological Mission at Tell el-Retaba. The images are saved in JPG format.
1.2. The "Antiquity_small finds" in Excel and ODS format containing descriptive data about the 9 artifacts illustrated in the article. The table is the result of a query in the excavation database. It contains the following data:
- Object No.
- Object classification
- Quantity
- Texture, color, hue
- Square [the site area is divided into 5x5 m squares, numbered by the coordinates of the southwest corner of the square, according to the local coordinate system, where the "0/0" point is located at the southwest edge of the site]
- Bag No.
- Condition
- Dimansions
- Description
- Conservation/other notes
- Area [the entire site is divided into 10 areas]
- Stratigraphic Unit #
- Stratigraphic Unit Type [e.g., floor, debris, dump]
- Building
- Room
- Date [date the data was entered into the database]
- Initials [initials of the person entering the data into the database]
2. The "Data Table for Antiquity article" in Excel and ODS format, containing archaeobotanical data. The table's individual columns include:
- Stratigraphic Unit #
- Period [from the Hyksos Period to the Late Period]
- Matrix phase: [a phasing system was created, designated by the letters A-G, where G denotes the newest, modern phase, and G the oldest phase, dating to the Hyksos Period]
- Area
- Building
- Unit Type
- Room
- Sum of Vol floated total [archaeobotanical material, most often in the form of carbonized grains, was obtained by flotation from five-liter samples of deposits, primarily from floors, hearths, and furnace fillings]
- 168 columns with names (specific or higher order) of plants documented in the archaeobotanical material at Tell el-Retaba.
All data were obtained during excavations conducted by the Polish-Slovak Archaeological Mission at Tell el-Retaba between 2008 and 2021.
(2025-03-17)
