Neutron activation data for the analysis of archaeological and geological hematite in Missouri and Illinois, U.S.A.
Geochemistry
North America
Ochre
Prehistory
Provenance
Journal
Data in brief
ISSN: 2352-3409
Titre abrégé: Data Brief
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101654995
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
15
09
2023
revised:
31
10
2023
accepted:
02
11
2023
medline:
6
12
2023
pubmed:
6
12
2023
entrez:
6
12
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Hematite, and more broadly ochre, have long been used by humans throughout history for a variety of applications. In prehistoric North America the use of hematite is as old as its first migrants. This data article includes data related to the analysis of archaeological hematite in the American Bottom region in Missouri and Illinois, U.S.A. The data include archaeological samples dating from the Late Archaic Period (3000 - 1000 BCE) to the Middle Woodland Period (150 BCE - 400 CE) from nine sites within the general St. Louis area (
Identifiants
pubmed: 38053600
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109787
pii: S2352-3409(23)00851-X
pmc: PMC10694049
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
109787Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Author(s).