OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch OSL collection

Name: OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch OSL collection
Published: 2024-11-16T10:25:10+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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https://doi.org/10.25900/ypr0-j711
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posted on 2024-11-16, 10:25 authored by Wanchese M Saktura, Henry Munack, Alexandru CodileanAlexandru Codilean, Zenobia Jacobs, Alan Williams, Sean Ulm

Database of published optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages for archaeological records from Sahul. Sample locations were obfuscated within a radius of 25 km and spatial data includes sample locations as circular polygons. The data uses the WGS84/Pseudo-Mercator (EPSG: 3857) projected coordinate reference system. Sample metadata is comprehensive and includes bibliographic, contextual, and sample preparation and measurement related information.

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English

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OCTOPUS Database v.2

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1990-2020

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Sahul (mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and neighbouring islands)

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ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH); University of Wollongong

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