By archaeological investigation and excavation in Tibetan Plateau and Hexi corridor, we discovered more than 40 Neolithic and Bronze Age sites, including Zongri, Sanjiaocheng, Huoshiliang, Ganggangwa, Yigediwonan, Shaguoliang, Guandi, Maolinshan, Dongjicuona, Nuomuhong, Qugong, Liding 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 animal remains, plant fossil, selected some samples for radiocarbon dating, optically stimulated luminescence dating, stable carbon, nitrogen isotopes, polle, fungal sporen and environmental proxies. This dataset provide important basic data for understanding when and how prehistoric human lived in the Tibetan Plateau during the Neolithic and Bronze Age.

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File name: the file name is "2019-XDA20040101-Neolithic and Bronze Age", in which 2019 represents the year, XDA20040101 represents the the sub project number, and Neolithic and Bronze Age represents the time.
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Yang, X., Lü, H., Liu, X., Hou, G. (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/Geogra.tpdc.270353. CSTR: 18406.11.Geogra.tpdc.270353. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

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References literature

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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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