OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch TL collection
Project title
OCTOPUS Database v.2
Description
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.
Publisher
ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH); University of Wollongong
Publication year
2021
Recommended citation
Saktura W.M., Munack H., Codilean A.T., Jacobs Z., Williams A., Ulm S., 2021, OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch TL collection. Sahul-wide database of published archaeological records with radiometric ages.
Collection period
1972-2019
Extent of Data
Sahul (mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and neighbouring islands)
Software Required
Web browser + any desktop GIS
FoR codes (2020)
370905 Quaternary environments, 450101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Contact details
Email: codilean@uow.edu.au Phone: 02 4221 3426 Address: Building 41, SMAH/SEALS University of Wollongong, NSW, 2522