By archaeological investigation and excavation in Tibetan Plateau, we discovered 8 Paleolithic-Epipaleolithic sites, including Baishiya karst cave, Jiangjunfu site, Meilongdapu cave, Xiaqulong site and so on. In this dataset, there are some basic informations about these sites, such as location, longitude, latitude, altitude, material culture and so on. On this Basis, we identified and analysed stone artifacts, animal remains and plant fossil, and obtained a batch of dating data of uranium series, radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence. This dataset provide important basic data for understanding when and how prehistoric human lived in the Tibetan Plateau during the Paleolithic.

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File name: the file name is "2020-XDA20040101-paleolithic", in which 2020 represents the year, xXDA20040101 represents the sub project number, and Paleolithic-Epipaleolithic represents the Age.
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Zhang, D., Chen, F., Zhang, X. (2020). Archaeological site investigation and plant and animal resource utilization in the Tibet Plateau ( Paleolithic-Epipaleolithic Age). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Socioeco.tpdc.271078. CSTR: 18406.11.Socioeco.tpdc.271078. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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1. Zhang, D., Xia, H., Chen, F., Li, B., Slon, V., Cheng, T., Yang, R., Jacobs, Z., Dai, Q., Massilani, D., Shen, X., Wang, J., Feng, X., Cao, P., Yang, M., Yao, J., Yang, J., Madsen, D., Han, Y., & Fu, Q. (2020). Denisovan DNA in late pleistocene sediments from baishiya karst cave on the Tibetan Plateau. Science, 370(6516), 584-587.( View Details | Bibtex)

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References literature

1.Zhang, X.L., Jin, Y.S., He, W., Yi, M.J. & Xu, X. (2020). A Consideration of the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Microblade Industries on the Tibetan Plateau. Quaternary International, 559, 165-173. (View Details )

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