南美考古同位素数据库,一个区域规模的多同位素数据汇编,用于研究
Luis Pezo-Lanfranco1,2, Patricia Mut3, Juan Chávez4,5
1Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Luis.Pezo@uab.cat.
Scientific data
|April 4, 2024
概括
南美考古同位素数据库 (SAAID) 是一个新的开放访问资源. 它为南美生物考古学提供了超过53,000个同位素测量,帮助研究饮食,流动性和古老环境.
科学领域:
- 生物考古学的生物考古学
- 同位素地球化学 同位素地球化学
- 考古学科学 考古学科学
背景情况:
- 南美洲的生物考古学研究历史上一直受到碎片化数据的限制.
- 稳定和放射性同位素数据对于了解过去的人类和动物的行为,饮食和运动是至关重要的.
- 需要一个集中,可访问的数据库来促进大规模分析.
研究的目的:
- 创建一个全面的,南美生物考古学同位素测量的开放访问数据库.
- 为了汇总不同南美地区和时间段的人类,动物和植物样本的数据.
- 为时空元分析和各种研究应用提供一个平台.
主要方法:
- 来自南美生物考古学背景的所有可用的稳定和放射性同位素测量的汇编.
- 包括详细的上下文信息:年代,地理,生物,空间坐标,生物细节和分类学.
- 在可访问的平台上托管数据库 (PACHAMAMA/Pandora,CORA) 以获得广泛的科学访问.
主要成果:
- 南美考古同位素数据库 (SAAID) 现在包含来自24,507个个体/标本的53,781个同位素测量.
- 数据涵盖了超过12,000年的南美历史,包括人类,动物和植物样本.
- SAAID包含了丰富的元数据,这些元数据对于详细的时空分析至关重要.
结论:
- SAAID是南美生物考古学的一个有价值的,开放的资源.
- 该数据库有助于研究食品消费,古环境重建和移动模式.
- SAAID促进协作研究,并推进对过去南美生态系统和社会的理解.
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