Title
South American Archaeological Isotopic Database, a regional-scale multi-isotope data compendium for research
Date Issued
01 December 2024
Access level
open access
Resource Type
Controlled Vocabulary for Resource Type Genres::texto::revista::artículo::artículo de datos
Author(s)
Pezo-Lanfranco L.
Pezo-Lanfranco L.
Mut P.
Chávez J.
Chávez J.
Fossile T.
Fossile T.
Colonese A.C.
Colonese A.C.
Fernandes R.
Fernandes R.
Fernandes R.
Fernandes R.
ICTA-UAB Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universidad de la Republica
University of California, Riverside
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
ICTA-UAB Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
ICTA-UAB Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Max-Planck-Institut für Geoanthropologie
University of Warsaw
Masaryk University
Princeton University
Abstract
The South American Archaeological Isotopic Database (SAAID) is a comprehensive open-access resource that aggregates all available bioarchaeological stable and radiogenic isotope measurements, encompassing data from human individuals, animals, and plants across South America. Resulting from a collaborative effort of scholars who work with stable isotopes in this region, SAAID contains 53,781 isotopic measurements across 24,507 entries from individuals/specimens spanning over 12,000 years. SAAID includes valuable contextual information on archaeological samples and respective sites, such as chronology, geographical region, biome, and spatial coordinates, biological details like estimated sex and age for human individuals, and taxonomic description for fauna and flora. SAAID is hosted at the PACHAMAMA community within the Pandora data platform and the CORA repository to facilitate easy access. Because of its rich data structure, SAAID is particularly well-suited for conducting spatiotemporal meta-analyses. It serves as a valuable tool for addressing a variety of research topics, including the spread, adoption, and consumption intensification of food items, paleo-environmental reconstruction, as well as the exploration of mobility patterns across extensive geographic regions.
Volume
11
Issue
1
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85190080789
PubMed ID
Source
Scientific Data
ISSN of the container
20524463
Sources of information:
Scopus
Directorio de Producción Científica