Course Datasets

All data used in this course — sources, formats, and download links

Overview

All datasets used in this course are either: 1. Provided directly in the course repository (coins and axes) 2. Open-access with downloadable files from published peer-reviewed research (Ogame jars) 3. Referenced from published research that requires institutional access (Bibracte ceramics — case study reading only)

For every dataset, the original source is fully cited. All data must be used for educational purposes only and cited appropriately in any work derived from this course.

Dataset 1: Roman Imperial Denarii

Artefact type: Roman silver coins (denarii)

Specimens: - Hadrian (r. 117–138 CE): 20 specimens - Antoninus Pius (r. 138–161 CE): 15 specimens

Format: TPS (landmark coordinates, 8 landmarks per coin)

Images: JPEG, standardized orientation (portrait right, die axis vertical)

Landmarks: 8 per coin (4 portrait points + 4 edge points at cardinal positions)

Source: UHK (Univerzita Hradec Králové) E-Learning Course — Modern Quantitative Methods and Shape Analysis in Archaeology (EU Operational Programme, reg. č. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002427)

Files in repository:

data/coins/
├── DEN_Hadrian/
│   ├── Hadrian.TPS
│   └── [20 JPEG images]
└── DEN_AntoniusPius/
    ├── AntoniusPius.TPS
    └── [15 JPEG images]

Used in: Assignment 2, Assignment 3, Module 5, Module 6, Module 7

Dataset 2: European Bronze Age Flanged Axes

Artefact type: Bronze Age flanged axes, Central Europe

Specimens: - G3 group: ~30 specimens (images in G3/ folder) - G4 group: ~35 specimens (images in G4/ folder)

Format: TIF images (white background) + TPS files + EFA coefficient files

Landmark data: Flanged_axes.TPS

Outline data: Flanged_axes_efa.dat (pre-computed EFA coefficients), Flanged_axes_efa_pca.dat (pre-computed PCA scores)

Source: UHK E-Learning Course (same as above)

Files in repository:

data/flanged_axes/
├── G3/
│   ├── [30 TIF images]
│   └── G3.TPS
├── G4/
│   ├── [35 TIF images]
│   └── G4.TPS
├── Flanged_axes.TPS
├── Flanged_axes.dat
├── Flanged_axes_efa.dat
├── Flanged_axes_efa_pca.dat
└── axes_metadata.csv   ← geographic and typological metadata

Used in: Assignment 4, Module 8, Module 9

Dataset 3: Second Iron Age Ceramics from Bibracte

Artefact type: La Tène period ceramic vessels (complete profiles)

Site: Bibracte oppidum, Burgundy, France (capital of the Celtic Aedui tribe)

Period: Second Iron Age, 2nd century BC – 1st century AD

Specimens: 154 complete ceramic vessels with well-preserved cross-sections

Functional groups (8 types):

Type	N
Plates	35
Dishes	20
Bowls	24
Cups	18
Goblets	14
Pots	27
Vases	9
Bottles	7

Format: EFA coefficients (20 harmonics) derived from published archaeological drawings digitized at 1200 dpi. Typological metadata (vessel type) included in supplementary materials.

Source: > Wilczek, J., Monna, F., Barral, P., Burlet, L., Chateau, C., Navarro, N. (2014). Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics — strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology. Journal of Archaeological Science 50: 39–50. > DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033

Data availability

The raw EFA coefficients were not publicly deposited. The supplementary materials at the DOI above contain the corpus list and typological descriptors. The Bibracte dataset is used as a published case study reading in Module 10; the hands-on student exercise uses the Ogame jars dataset (Dataset 4 below).

Used in: Module 10 (reading and case study)

Dataset 4: Ogame Jars from Edo-Period Japan

Artefact type: Large stoneware storage/burial jars (Ogame, 大甕)

Site: 12 sites in northern Kyushu, Japan (Hizen and Chikuzen provinces)

Period: Edo period, c. AD 1600–1800

Specimens: 243 jars (standardized silhouette profile images)

Contexts:

Site code	Site name	Context	N
FR	Furukameyashimo	Kiln	89
KM	Kameya	Kiln	48
MR	Maruya	Mortuary	36
NT	Nishitakagi	Mortuary	21
NS	Narasaki	Mortuary	11
MD	Mukaida	Mortuary	12
MT	Mitsutake	Mortuary	10
HK	Hakozaki	Mortuary	4
KS, KT, TJ, TK	Other mortuary	Mortuary	12

Kiln sites total: 137 | Mortuary sites total: 106

Format: Standardized PNG silhouette images, one per jar (black vessel on white background). Metadata CSV (Ogame_Samples.csv) with sample ID, site code, and depositional context code (1 = Burial, 2 = Kiln).

License: CC-BY 4.0

Source: > Loftus, J. (2025). A Geometric Morphometric Dataset of Edo-Period ‘Ogame’ Jar Profiles from Northern Kyushu, Japan. Journal of Open Archaeology Data 13: 13. > DOI: 10.5334/joad.159 | Data: zenodo.org/records/15781166

Files in repository:

data/ogame_jars/
└── Ogame_GMM/
    ├── Ogame_Profiles_All/       ← 243 PNG silhouettes (all jars)
    ├── Ogame_Profiles_Site/
    │   ├── FR/                   ← 89 kiln jars (Furukameyashimo)
    │   ├── KM/                   ← 48 kiln jars (Kameya)
    │   ├── MR/                   ← 36 mortuary jars (Maruya)
    │   └── [9 other site folders]
    ├── Ogame_Samples.csv         ← metadata: sample ID, site, context code
    ├── Ogame_Sites.csv           ← site metadata: coordinates, type, excavation dates
    └── README.txt

The notebook for Module 10 downloads this dataset directly from Zenodo at runtime, so students do not need to manage the files manually.

Used in: Assignment 5, Module 10

How to Access Data in Colab

All data is available as a shared Google Drive folder. Instructions to mount it in Colab:

# Mount Google Drive (run once per session)
from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/drive')

# Set the data path
DATA_PATH = "/content/drive/MyDrive/ShapeInTime_Data/"

# Example: load Hadrian TPS
hadrian = read_tps(DATA_PATH + "coins/DEN_Hadrian/Hadrian.TPS")

Alternatively, you can upload data files directly to your Colab session:

from google.colab import files
uploaded = files.upload()  # opens a file picker

Citing the Data

When using course datasets in your assignments or final project, cite the original source:

For coins and axes: > Morphometrics course materials. Modern Quantitative Methods and Shape Analysis in Archaeology. Univerzita Hradec Králové, Filozofická Fakulta. Project CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002427.

For Bibracte ceramics: > Wilczek, J., Monna, F., Barral, P., Burlet, L., Chateau, C., Navarro, N. (2014). Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics — strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology. Journal of Archaeological Science 50: 39–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033

For Ogame jars: > Loftus, J. (2025). A Geometric Morphometric Dataset of Edo-Period ‘Ogame’ Jar Profiles from Northern Kyushu, Japan. Journal of Open Archaeology Data 13: 13. DOI: 10.5334/joad.159

--- title: "Course Datasets" subtitle: "All data used in this course — sources, formats, and download links" --- ## Overview All datasets used in this course are either: 1. **Provided directly** in the course repository (coins and axes) 2. **Open-access with downloadable files** from published peer-reviewed research (Ogame jars) 3. **Referenced** from published research that requires institutional access (Bibracte ceramics — case study reading only) For every dataset, the original source is fully cited. All data must be used for educational purposes only and cited appropriately in any work derived from this course. --- ## Dataset 1: Roman Imperial Denarii **Artefact type:** Roman silver coins (denarii) **Specimens:** - Hadrian (r. 117–138 CE): 20 specimens - Antoninus Pius (r. 138–161 CE): 15 specimens **Format:** TPS (landmark coordinates, 8 landmarks per coin) **Images:** JPEG, standardized orientation (portrait right, die axis vertical) **Landmarks:** 8 per coin (4 portrait points + 4 edge points at cardinal positions) **Source:** UHK (Univerzita Hradec Králové) E-Learning Course — *Modern Quantitative Methods and Shape Analysis in Archaeology* (EU Operational Programme, reg. č. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002427) **Files in repository:** ``` data/coins/ ├── DEN_Hadrian/ │ ├── Hadrian.TPS │ └── [20 JPEG images] └── DEN_AntoniusPius/ ├── AntoniusPius.TPS └── [15 JPEG images] ``` **Used in:** [Assignment 2](../assignments/02-landmarks.qmd), [Assignment 3](../assignments/03-coins.qmd), [Module 5](../modules/05-pca.qmd), [Module 6](../modules/06-coins.qmd), [Module 7](../modules/07-outlines-theory.qmd) --- ## Dataset 2: European Bronze Age Flanged Axes **Artefact type:** Bronze Age flanged axes, Central Europe **Specimens:** - G3 group: ~30 specimens (images in `G3/` folder) - G4 group: ~35 specimens (images in `G4/` folder) **Format:** TIF images (white background) + TPS files + EFA coefficient files **Landmark data:** `Flanged_axes.TPS` **Outline data:** `Flanged_axes_efa.dat` (pre-computed EFA coefficients), `Flanged_axes_efa_pca.dat` (pre-computed PCA scores) **Source:** UHK E-Learning Course (same as above) **Files in repository:** ``` data/flanged_axes/ ├── G3/ │ ├── [30 TIF images] │ └── G3.TPS ├── G4/ │ ├── [35 TIF images] │ └── G4.TPS ├── Flanged_axes.TPS ├── Flanged_axes.dat ├── Flanged_axes_efa.dat ├── Flanged_axes_efa_pca.dat └── axes_metadata.csv ← geographic and typological metadata ``` **Used in:** [Assignment 4](../assignments/04-axes.qmd), [Module 8](../modules/08-axes.qmd), [Module 9](../modules/09-statistics.qmd) --- ## Dataset 3: Second Iron Age Ceramics from Bibracte **Artefact type:** La Tène period ceramic vessels (complete profiles) **Site:** Bibracte oppidum, Burgundy, France (capital of the Celtic Aedui tribe) **Period:** Second Iron Age, 2nd century BC – 1st century AD **Specimens:** 154 complete ceramic vessels with well-preserved cross-sections **Functional groups (8 types):** | Type | N | |------|---| | Plates | 35 | | Dishes | 20 | | Bowls | 24 | | Cups | 18 | | Goblets | 14 | | Pots | 27 | | Vases | 9 | | Bottles | 7 | **Format:** EFA coefficients (20 harmonics) derived from published archaeological drawings digitized at 1200 dpi. Typological metadata (vessel type) included in supplementary materials. **Source:** > Wilczek, J., Monna, F., Barral, P., Burlet, L., Chateau, C., Navarro, N. (2014). Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics — strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology. *Journal of Archaeological Science* 50: 39–50. > DOI: [10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033) ::: {.callout-note} ## Data availability The raw EFA coefficients were not publicly deposited. The supplementary materials at the DOI above contain the corpus list and typological descriptors. The Bibracte dataset is used as a **published case study reading** in Module 10; the hands-on student exercise uses the Ogame jars dataset (Dataset 4 below). ::: **Used in:** [Module 10](../modules/10-pottery.qmd) (reading and case study) --- --- ## Dataset 4: Ogame Jars from Edo-Period Japan **Artefact type:** Large stoneware storage/burial jars (Ogame, 大甕) **Site:** 12 sites in northern Kyushu, Japan (Hizen and Chikuzen provinces) **Period:** Edo period, c. AD 1600–1800 **Specimens:** 243 jars (standardized silhouette profile images) **Contexts:** | Site code | Site name | Context | N | |-----------|-----------|---------|---| | FR | Furukameyashimo | Kiln | 89 | | KM | Kameya | Kiln | 48 | | MR | Maruya | Mortuary | 36 | | NT | Nishitakagi | Mortuary | 21 | | NS | Narasaki | Mortuary | 11 | | MD | Mukaida | Mortuary | 12 | | MT | Mitsutake | Mortuary | 10 | | HK | Hakozaki | Mortuary | 4 | | KS, KT, TJ, TK | Other mortuary | Mortuary | 12 | **Kiln sites total:** 137 | **Mortuary sites total:** 106 **Format:** Standardized PNG silhouette images, one per jar (black vessel on white background). Metadata CSV (`Ogame_Samples.csv`) with sample ID, site code, and depositional context code (1 = Burial, 2 = Kiln). **License:** CC-BY 4.0 **Source:** > Loftus, J. (2025). A Geometric Morphometric Dataset of Edo-Period 'Ogame' Jar Profiles from Northern Kyushu, Japan. *Journal of Open Archaeology Data* 13: 13. > DOI: [10.5334/joad.159](https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.159) | Data: [zenodo.org/records/15781166](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15781166) **Files in repository:** ``` data/ogame_jars/ └── Ogame_GMM/ ├── Ogame_Profiles_All/ ← 243 PNG silhouettes (all jars) ├── Ogame_Profiles_Site/ │ ├── FR/ ← 89 kiln jars (Furukameyashimo) │ ├── KM/ ← 48 kiln jars (Kameya) │ ├── MR/ ← 36 mortuary jars (Maruya) │ └── [9 other site folders] ├── Ogame_Samples.csv ← metadata: sample ID, site, context code ├── Ogame_Sites.csv ← site metadata: coordinates, type, excavation dates └── README.txt ``` The notebook for Module 10 downloads this dataset directly from Zenodo at runtime, so students do not need to manage the files manually. **Used in:** [Assignment 5](../assignments/05-pottery.qmd), [Module 10](../modules/10-pottery.qmd) --- ## How to Access Data in Colab All data is available as a shared Google Drive folder. Instructions to mount it in Colab: ```python # Mount Google Drive (run once per session) from google.colab import drive drive.mount('/content/drive') # Set the data path DATA_PATH = "/content/drive/MyDrive/ShapeInTime_Data/" # Example: load Hadrian TPS hadrian = read_tps(DATA_PATH + "coins/DEN_Hadrian/Hadrian.TPS") ``` Alternatively, you can upload data files directly to your Colab session: ```python from google.colab import files uploaded = files.upload() # opens a file picker ``` --- ## Citing the Data When using course datasets in your assignments or final project, cite the original source: **For coins and axes:** > Morphometrics course materials. *Modern Quantitative Methods and Shape Analysis in Archaeology*. Univerzita Hradec Králové, Filozofická Fakulta. Project CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/16_015/0002427. **For Bibracte ceramics:** > Wilczek, J., Monna, F., Barral, P., Burlet, L., Chateau, C., Navarro, N. (2014). Morphometrics of Second Iron Age ceramics — strengths, weaknesses, and comparison with traditional typology. *Journal of Archaeological Science* 50: 39–50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.05.033 **For Ogame jars:** > Loftus, J. (2025). A Geometric Morphometric Dataset of Edo-Period 'Ogame' Jar Profiles from Northern Kyushu, Japan. *Journal of Open Archaeology Data* 13: 13. DOI: 10.5334/joad.159