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Published on: August 15, 2018
The Oceanian archaeological and palaeontological isotope database
S Anna Florin1,2, Ashleigh J Rogers3,4, Natasha B Lyall1
1School of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
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The Oceanian Archaeological and Palaeontological Isotope Database (OAPID) is a comprehensive open-access dataset of isotopic measurements derived from Pleistocene and Holocene archaeological and palaeontological sites in the Oceanian region, including within Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. OAPID encompasses carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, strontium and sulphur isotope measurements from organic, organic phosphate, and carbonate fractions of archaeologically and paleontologically derived human, animal and plant remains, as well as extensive supporting information regarding their geographic, temporal and cultural context. With 6465 individual entries spanning more than four decades of isotopic research in Oceania, this resource will facilitate ongoing research into palaeoenvironments, past lifeways and subsistence systems, and present management of animals and vegetation.
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