Shell Bead Specimen Data from El Mnasra Cave

El Mnasra cave archaeological data provides descriptive measurements and condition assessments for shell bead specimens from US 8. The dataset includes features such as morphological type, perforation details, use-wear intensity, and evidence of heating or pigment. It was created by Emilie Campmas and is available as an XLSX file under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Classify bead Morphological type based on recorded dimensions like Complete width, height, and thickness.
• Analyze the correlation between Perforation types and the Smoothing of the perforation edge intensity scores.
• Investigate patterns in Use-wear/Facet presence and its localization and intensity ratings.
• Assess the co-occurrence of Heating and Presence of pigment with their respective Pigment localization and intensity scores.

Strengths

• Includes structured condition assessments like smoothing and use-wear intensity on a 1-3 scale.
• Covers multiple analytical dimensions: morphology, modification, use-wear, and pigment treatment.
• Published under a permissive CC BY 4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Small dataset at 62.1 KB, indicating a limited number of specimens.
• Unknown row count prevents assessment of statistical power for analysis.
• Geographic scope is restricted to a single archaeological unit (US 8) within El Mnasra cave.

Provenance

Source

Emilie Campmas via figshare

Collection Method

Archaeological analysis and cataloging of physical specimens.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

El Mnasra cave, specific unit US 8.