A dataset about archaeological site investigation and plant and animal resource utilization in the Tibet Plateau during the Paleolithic

By archaeological investigation and excavation in Tibetan Plateau, we discovered 8 Paleolithic sites, including 151, Jiangxigou 1, Jiangxigou 2, Heimahe 1, Xiadawu, Yezere, Niamudi and Lingjiong. 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 macrofossil, selected some samples for radiocarbon dating and stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. This dataset provide important basic data for understanding when and how prehistoric human lived in the Tibetan Plateau during the Paleolithic.

通过对青藏高原开展考古调查与发掘，本研究团队共发现8处旧石器时代遗址，涵盖编号151遗址、江西沟1号遗址、江西沟2号遗址、黑马河1号遗址、下大武遗址、叶则热遗址、尼亚木底遗址及灵琼遗址。本数据集收录了上述遗址的多项基础信息，包括地理位置、经度、纬度、海拔、物质文化等维度。在此基础上，研究人员对遗址内的动物遗存、植物大化石完成了鉴定，并选取部分样品进行放射性碳定年与稳定碳、氮同位素分析。本数据集为阐释史前人类在旧石器时期于青藏高原的生存时序与生活模式提供了关键基础数据。