Geelbek Dunes Prehistoric Dataset, Western Cape, South Africa

These Stone Age archaeological datasets were collected between 1998 and 2006 by a team from the Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology of the University of Tübingen (Germany) headed by Nicholas J. Conard. Many South African and German researchers collaborated on this project, with John E. Parkington, John Compton, John Rodgers, Dave Roberts, Stephan Woodborne, James Brink, Judith Sealey, Peter Felix-Henningsen, and Markus Fuchs making substantial contributions. The field work took place in the Geelbek Dunes located within the West Coast National Park near Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa. The field work was conducted with the help of students from the universities of Tübingen and Cape Town. The datasets are predominantly in English (with some in German) and include field data in the MAIN table. Further analytical data for many classes of artifacts include: LITHICS, FAUNA, SHELL, OES (ostrich eggshell), POTTERY, MODERN, BUCKETS, REFITS. All collected materials are curated by the Iziko South African Museums in Cape Town under accession numbers SAM-AA-9008 (finds from 1998), SAM-AA-9009 (finds from 1999), SAM-AA-9010 (finds from 2000), SAM-AA-9011 (finds from 2001), SAM-AA-9020 (finds from 2002-2007). Funding for this research project came mainly from the German Research Foundation (DFG - CO 226/5-1, 5-2, 5-5 and 5-6) and the University of Tübingen. Significant support was provided by the Iziko South African Museums, the West Coast National Park, and the University of Cape Town.本石器时代考古数据集由德国蒂宾根大学早期史前史与第四纪生态学系（Department of Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology）的研究团队于1998至2006年间采集，项目负责人为Nicholas J. Conard。多名南非与德国学者参与了本项目，其中John E. Parkington、John Compton、John Rodgers、Dave Roberts、Stephan Woodborne、James Brink、Judith Sealey、Peter Felix-Henningsen及Markus Fuchs均作出了实质性贡献。 野外工作开展于南非西开普省兰格班附近西海岸国家公园内的吉尔贝克沙丘（Geelbek Dunes）。本次野外作业得到了蒂宾根大学与开普敦大学学生的协助。数据集主体语言为英语（部分内容为德语），主表（MAIN table）中收录野外采集数据。针对多类人工制品的补充分析数据涵盖：石制品（LITHICS）、动物群遗存（FAUNA）、贝壳类遗存（SHELL）、鸵鸟蛋壳（OES, ostrich eggshell）、陶器（POTTERY）、现代样本（MODERN）、桶状遗存（BUCKETS）以及拼合遗存（REFITS）。 所有采集的馆藏材料均由开普敦的伊齐科南非博物馆（Iziko South African Museums）负责管理，馆藏编号依次为SAM-AA-9008（1998年出土遗存）、SAM-AA-9009（1999年出土遗存）、SAM-AA-9010（2000年出土遗存）、SAM-AA-9011（2001年出土遗存）以及SAM-AA-9020（2002-2007年出土遗存）。 本研究项目的资金主要来源于德国研究基金会（DFG，资助编号CO 226/5-1、5-2、5-5及5-6）与蒂宾根大学。伊齐科南非博物馆、西海岸国家公园以及开普敦大学为本项目提供了重要支持。