By archaeological investigation and excavation in Tibetan Plateau, we discovered 14 Paleolithic sites, including 151, Baishiya karst cave，Meilongdapu cave, Hejishihuotang and Tangda. 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 "2019-XDA20040101-paleolithic", in which 2019 represents the year, XDA20040101 represents the sub project number, and Paleolithic represents the time.
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Chen, F., Zhang, D., Liu, X., Hou, G. (2020). Archaeological site investigation and plant and animal resource utilization in the Tibet Plateau during the Paleolithic. A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Paleoenv.tpdc.270352. CSTR: 18406.11.Paleoenv.tpdc.270352. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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References literature

1.Wang, J., Xia, H., Yao, J.T., Shen, X.K., Cheng, T., Wang, Q.Q., & Zhang, D.J. (2020). Subsistence strategies of prehistoric hunter-gatherers on the Tibetan Plateau during the Last Deglaciation. Science China Earth Sciences, 63(3), 395–404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-019-9519-8 (View Details )

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Pan-Third Pole Environment Study for a Green Silk Road-A CAS Strategic Priority A Program (No:XDA20000000)

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