By archaeological investigation and excavation in the Tibet Plateau and neighbouring areas, we discovered Jinchankou site, Zongri site, Xinancheng cemetery, bangga site and Tshem gzhung kha thog. 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 radiocarbon and optically stimulated luminescence dating;identification and isotopic composition and quality indicators of animal remains and plant fossil. At the same time, the relevant animal and plant remains and isotopes in the Tibet Plateau and neighbouring areas are sorted out. This dataset provide important basic data for understanding when and how human lived in the Tibet Plateau and neighbouring areas during the Neolithic Age and historical period.

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File name: the file name is "2020-XDA20040101 Neolithic and Bronze Age", in which 2020 represents the year, XDA20040101 represents the sub project number, and Neolithic and bronze age represents the Neolithic bronze age.
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Dong, G., Yang, X., Lü, H. (2020). Archaeological site investigation and plant and animal resource utilization in the Northeast Tibet Plateau (Neolithic and Bronze Age). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.11888/Socioeco.tpdc.271079. CSTR: 18406.11.Socioeco.tpdc.271079. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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