Boundary Dataset for the Jazira Region of Syria

This boundary dataset complements 13 other datasets as part of a study that compared ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions in the Jazira region of Syria. This study examined settlement distribution and density patterns over the past five millennia using archaeological survey reports and French 1930s 1:200,000 scale maps to locate and map archaeological sites. An archaeological site dataset was created and compared to and modelled with soil, geology, terrain (contour), surface and subsurface hydrology and normal and dry year precipitation pattern datasets; there are also three spreadsheet datasets providing 1963 precipitation and temperature readings collected at three locations in the region. The environmental datasets were created to account for ancient and modern population subsistence activities, which comprise barley and wheat farming and livestock grazing. These environmental datasets were subsequently modelled with the archaeological site dataset, as well as, land use and population density datasets for the Jazira region. Ancient trade routes were also mapped and factored into the model, and a comparison was made to ascertain if there was a correlation between ancient and modern settlement patterns and environmental conditions; the latter influencing subsistence activities. This boundary dataset was generated to define the extent of the study area, which comprises the border between Syria and Turkey, Syria and Iraq, the River Tigris and the River Euphrates. All related data collected was confined within this boundary dataset with the exception of the archaeological dataset. Archaeological sites were identified and mapped along both banks of the River Euphrates. Also, the town of Dayr az-Zawr, where the 1963 precipitation and temperature monthly values were collected for one of the datasets, falls outside the Jazira Region. Derived from 1:200,000 French Levant Map Series (Further Information element in this metadata record provides list of sheets).The boundary line dataset was captured from 11 map sheets, which were based on the French Levant surveys conducted in Syria during the 1930s and mapped at a scale of 1:200,000. The size of each map measures 69 x 59 cm. The boundary line on each sheet was traced to mylar. Subsequently, each mylar sheet was photocopied and reduced in size to an 11 x 17 inch sheet. These sheets were merged to form the contiguous area comprising the full extent of the boundary for the study area. This was then traced again to another mylar sheet and subsequently scanned and cleaned for further processing and use in a GIS as a polygon coverage. Thesis M 2001 MATH, Ohio University Mathys, Antone J 'A GIS comparative analysis of bronze age settlement patterns and the contemporary physical landscape in the Jazira Region of Syria'., French Levant Map Series (1:200,000) for Syrie (Syria). Projected to Lambert grid. These are colour maps measuring to 69 x 59 cm in size. The dataset was created from the following sheet numbers and titles: 1) NI-37 XVII, Abou Kemal 2) NI-37 XVIII, Ana 3) NI-37 XXI, Ressafe 4) NI-37 XXII, Raqqa 5) NI-37 XXIII, Deir ez Zoir 6) NI-37 XXIV, Bouara 7) NI-37-III, Djerablous 8) NJ-37 IV, Toual Aaba 9) NJ-37 V, Hassetche 10) NJ-37 VI, Qamishliye-Sinjar 11) (No sheet number), Qaratchok-Darh Dressepar la Service Geographique des F.F.L. en 1945 Reimprime par l'Institut Geographique National en 1950 (Originally produced by this Geographic Service of the F.F.L. (Forces Francaises Libres) in 1945 and reprinted by the National Geographic Institute in 1950). Paris: France. Institut Geographique National, 1945-1950. Original map series might be traced to Beirut: Bureau Topographique des Troupes françaises du Levant, 1933-1938. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2010-06-09 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

本边界数据集作为一项叙利亚杰济拉（Jazira）地区古代聚落格局与现代环境条件对比研究的组成部分，与其余13项数据集形成补充。本研究依托考古调查报告与20世纪30年代法国出版的1:200000比例尺地形图，对过去5000年间的聚落分布与密度格局展开分析，以定位并绘制考古遗址点位。研究团队构建了考古遗址数据集，并将其与土壤、地质、地形（等高线）、地表与地下水文、平水年与枯水年降水格局等数据集进行比对与建模；此外另有3份电子表格数据集，收录了该地区3处测点1963年的降水与气温观测数据。上述环境数据集的构建，旨在适配古代与现代人群的生计活动——即大麦与小麦种植、畜牧放牧。后续研究将上述环境数据集与考古遗址数据集，以及杰济拉地区的土地利用、人口密度数据集结合开展建模分析。研究同时绘制了古代贸易路线并将其纳入模型，通过比对分析古代与现代聚落格局和环境条件间的相关性，以探究后者对生计活动的影响机制。本边界数据集用于界定研究区域范围，该范围涵盖叙土、叙伊边境，以及底格里斯河与幼发拉底河流域。除考古遗址数据集外，所有收集到的相关数据均收纳于本边界数据集范围内。考古遗址点位沿幼发拉底河两岸被识别并绘制完成。此外，为其中一份数据集采集1963年月度降水与气温数据的代尔祖尔（Dayr az-Zawr）镇，并不属于杰济拉地区范畴。本数据集源自1:200000比例尺法国黎凡特地图系列（元数据记录中的"补充信息"模块提供各图幅清单）。本边界线数据集基于11幅地形图数字化采集而来，这些图件依托20世纪30年代法国在叙利亚开展的黎凡特测绘工作制作，比例尺均为1:200000，单幅尺寸为69×59厘米。研究人员先将每幅图上的边界线描摹到聚酯薄膜（mylar）上，随后将每张聚酯薄膜图件复印并缩印至11×17英寸尺寸，再将这些图件拼接为覆盖研究区域完整边界的连续区域。随后将该拼接区域再次描摹至另一张聚酯薄膜上，之后进行扫描与图像清绘，以便后续处理并作为多边形覆盖层应用于地理信息系统（Geographic Information System, GIS）中。本数据集源自俄亥俄大学2001年数学硕士学位论文：Antone J Mathys所著《叙利亚杰济拉地区青铜时代聚落格局与当代自然景观的GIS对比分析》。该地图系列为叙利亚1:200000比例尺法国黎凡特地图系列，采用兰伯特（Lambert）投影坐标系，为彩色地形图，单幅尺寸为69×59厘米。本数据集由以下图幅编号与名称构建而成：1) NI-37 XVII，阿布凯马勒（Abou Kemal）；2) NI-37 XVIII，阿纳（Ana）；3) NI-37 XXI，雷萨费（Ressafe）；4) NI-37 XXII，拉卡（Raqqa）；5) NI-37 XXIII，代尔祖尔（Deir ez Zoir）；6) NI-37 XXIV，布阿拉（Bouara）；7) NI-37-III，杰拉布卢斯（Djerablous）；8) NJ-37 IV，图阿尔阿巴（Toual Aaba）；9) NJ-37 V，哈谢切（Hassetche）；10) NJ-37 VI，卡米什利-辛贾尔（Qamishliye-Sinjar）；11) （无图幅编号），卡拉乔克-达尔德雷斯（Qaratchok-Darh Dresse）。该图件由自由法国军队（Forces Francaises Libres, F.F.L.）地理服务部门于1945年编制，法国国家地理研究所（Institut Geographique National）于1950年再版，出版地：法国巴黎，出版时间：1945-1950年。原始地图系列的编制可追溯至1933-1938年贝鲁特的法国驻黎凡特部队地形局（Bureau Topographique des Troupes françaises du Levant）。本数据集为GIS矢量数据。本数据集最初于2010年6月9日存入EDINA ShareGeo Open知识库，并于2017年2月21日迁移至爱丁堡数据共享平台（Edinburgh DataShare）。