Near surface geophysical data (Electromagnetic Induction and Electrical Resistivity Tomography) from the Loosbach valley at Pestenacker, a Late Neolithic wetland site, northern Alpine forelands, Germany@en

The dataset was used to map the spatial information of the subsurface to build an accurate representative stratigraphy for calculating the carbon storage of the initially degraded peats in a small valley system of the Alpine Foreland in Bavaria; the Loosbach valley at Pestenacker, an UNESCO world heritage site of Late Neolithic wetland occupation. In detail, we used geophysical prospection methods (Electromagnetic Induction and Electrical Resistivity Tomography) to map the distribution and thickness of peat deposits, and conducted direct push sensing and driving core drilling to ground-truth the geophysical data and to sample bulk material for subsequent carbon analysis in the laboratory. […]