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Torres Strait Radiocarbon database: version 2.0
The methodological approach for this research focuses on the design and construction of a database incorporating radiocarbon dates from cultural deposits across the Torres Strait archipelago (excluding mainland Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea). Data are collected through a comprehensive review of published literature. Information collected includes metadata such as provenance, cultural associations, sample identification and stable isotopic data.
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    Data record related to this publication Torres Strait Radiocarbon Database
    Data Publication title Torres Strait Radiocarbon database: version 2.0
  • Description
    The methodological approach for this research focuses on the design and construction of a database incorporating radiocarbon dates from cultural deposits across the Torres Strait archipelago (excluding mainland Cape York Peninsula and Papua New Guinea). Data are collected through a comprehensive review of published literature. Information collected includes metadata such as provenance, cultural associations, sample identification and stable isotopic data.
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    • Descriptor
      This is a database of all published radiocarbon dates collected from archaeological sites in the Torres Strait.
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      Descriptor type Brief
    • Data type dataset
  • Keywords
    • Torres Strait
    • Australia
    • archaeology
    • radiocarbon
  • Funding source
    • ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage
  • Research grant(s)/Scheme name(s)
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    • Research themes
    People and Societies in the Tropics
    FoR Codes (*)
    • 450101 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology
    • 430101 - Archaeological science
    SEO Codes
    • 130703 - Understanding Australia’s past
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    Temporal (time) coverage
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  • End Date
    • Time Period The Holocene (10,000 yr BP to modern)
    Spatial (location) coverage
  • Locations
    • Torres Strait
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    Data Locations

    Type Location Notes
    Attachment Torres Strait 14C Database_2023update.xlsx MS Excel (.xlxs) database
    Attachment Torres Strait 14C Database_2023update.ods Database saved in OpenDocument (.ods) format
    The Data Manager is: Lauren Linnenlucke
    College or Centre College of Arts, Society & Education
    Access conditions Open: free access under license
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    • Data record size 2 files: 158 KB
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      Name Linnenlucke L, Bird MI, Petchey F, Alliston G, McNiven IJ, David B, Ulm S 2023 Assessing the Reliability of a Small Scale Legacy Radiocarbon Dataset Using Chronometric Transparency Approaches: Torres Strait Radiocarbon Database. Journal of Open Archaeology Data, 11(2), pp. 1–9.
    • URL https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.95
    • Notes Open Access
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- Citation
    Citation Linnenlucke, Lauren; Bird, Michael; McNiven, Ian; Petchey, Fiona; Ulm, Sean (2023): Torres Strait Radiocarbon database: version 2.0. James Cook University. https://doi.org/10.25903/j8a4-4y62