OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch TL collection

Name: OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch TL collection
Published: 2024-11-16T10:24:49+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: research data

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posted on 2024-11-16, 10:24 authored by Wanchese M Saktura, Henry Munack, Alexandru CodileanAlexandru Codilean, Zenobia JacobsZenobia Jacobs, Alan Williams, Sean Ulm

Database of published thermoluminescence (TL) 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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Project title

OCTOPUS Database v.2

Publisher

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

Publisher website/DOI

https://zenodo.org/record/7161748#.Y3QPXi8RosM

Data collection date range

1972-2019

Location

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

Language

English

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research data

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CC BY

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