File Name,Description,Creation date,"Supporting documentation file names (this should be enclosed separately and include any abbreviations, codes or notations used)",Software used,Software version
DB2_Sword_Burials.csv,"Database 2 (?Sword Burials?) forms the basis of Chapter 2 in the book. It contains information about swords buried in Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian graves, including their appearance, condition and placement relative to the body. It also contains similar information about any spears that were buried in the same graves. The dataset comprises 471 swords and 280 spears or angons, selected from specific regions of England and Scandinavia.",14/04/2019,DB2_Sword_Burials_SuppDoc.csv,Microsoft Excel,365
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Sheet Name,Sheet Description,Number of rows,Field name (Please start a new cell for each row),"Field description (inc. units of measurements, description of codes, etc. used within each field).",
DB2_Sword_Burials,Records data about burials containing swords and spears in selected regions of Anglo-Saxon England and Scandinavia ,751,Culture,Cultural origin of the burial e.g. Anglo-Saxon or Scandinavian,
,,,Cemetery,Cemetery site containing the burial,
,,,Grave,Grave number,
,,,Grave-goods,Grave goods contained within the burial,
,,,Skeletal_remains,"Presence of skeletal remains in the burial e.g. yes, no, partial",
,,,Gender,Gender of the burial's occupant,
,,,Age,Age of the burial's occupant,
,,,Weapon,"Weapon contained in the burial, e.g. sword, spear",
,,,Metal_hilt_fittings,"Presence of metal hilt fittings on the sword, e.g. yes, no",
,,,Metal_scabbard_fittings,"Presence of metal scabbard fittings on the sword, e.g. yes, no",
,,,Wear,"Observation of wear on the sword e.g. yes, no",
,,,Repair,"Observation of repair to the sword e.g. yes, no",
,,,Modification,"Observation of modifications made to the sword e.g. yes, no",
,,,Weapon_side,"Side of the body on which the weapon was placed e.g. left, right",
,,,Weapon_relation_to_body,"Relationship of the weapon to the body of the deceased e.g. beside, cradled",
,,,Weapon_height,"Height of the weapon in the burial relative to the deceased e.g. high, low, central",
,,,Weapon_orientation,"Orientation of the weapon relative to the deceased e.g. upright, reversed",
,,,Notes,Additional notes of interest,