Database

Artifact Queries

Artifact Queries provide users with access to all of the artifact data in the DAACS. The following queries return data on assemblage content for one or more sites at varying levels of aggregation, with Artifact Query 1 providing the most basic finds-list summary to Artifact Query 3, which allows users to completely customize their query.

Site Information Query

Artifact Query 1: Basic Inventory

This query returns a basic artifact inventory or 'finds list' for the selected sites and one of the following aggregation levels: Context, Feature Number, Feature Type, Feature Group, Stratigraphic Group, or Phase. Data are summarized by Artifact Type within chosen site(s) and aggregation level.

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Context Queries

Artifact Query 2: Detailed Inventory

This query returns a detailed artifact inventory or 'finds list' for the selected sites and one of the following aggregation levels: Context, Feature Number, Feature Type, Feature Group, Stratigraphic Group, or Phase. Data are summarized by Artifact Type within chosen site(s) and aggregation level.

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Image Queries

Artifact Query 3: Select Artifact Attributes by Type

This query allows the user to select individual detailed attribute data for each of the following artifact types: Beads, Buckles, Buttons, Faunal, Ceramic Vessels, Glass Vessels, Tobacco Pipes, Utensils, or All Other Artifacts. Users select artifact type, attributes, and one of the following aggregation levels: Context, Feature Number, Feature Type, Feature Group, Stratigraphic Group, or Phase for one or more sites. Individual artifact records are returned for the chosen site(s) and aggregation level.

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Citing Your Query
The data in DAACS are freely available to all researchers. We encourage the use of DAACS data in published papers, theses and dissertations, class assignments, and other research projects. DAACS website content is under copyright. DAACS data, like any published material, should be cited.

Please provide the following information in a bibliography when citing data from DAACS.

  1. The query from which data was used, e.g. Artifact Query 1.
  2. The date the data was downloaded, e.g. May 22, 2013.
  3. The Archive name and website address.

For additional information on citing other DAACS website content, see Guidelines.

Why Documenting Your Query is Important.
The DAACS database is periodically updated to include data from newly analyzed archaeological sites. Since data in the database may change after an update, it is important for a researcher to record the database version used when querying.

Notification of updates will be posted on the What’s New page. If you would like to be notified of updates to the Archive, please contact us. We’d be happy to put your name on our mailing list that notifies researchers of database updates, new content, fellowship announcements, and other DAACS-related news

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