The Distributional Analysis of Cultural Materials Excavated from Trenches 1 and 2, Gales Property, Huluga Open Site, Cagayan de Oro City

Abstract

The distributional analysis by weight of collected artifacts from the 2004 excavation of the Gales Property, Huluga Open Site (X-1991-Q2) was done to give a quantitative gauge for the distribution of artifacts throughout the two trenches. These trenches have dimensions of 2 m x 7 m, were divided into seven sections and have two main layers. The artifacts were weighed according to their type, trench, layer and section. The accumulated weights for each type of artifact were used as data, which represent the overall weight of the original assemblage. This paper illustrates the sampling reality where archaeological remains only consist of a sample portion from the original unknown population. Results show that the trend of material concentration in different sections of a trench is affected by erosional effects and influenced by the general contour of the surface.