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Data Publication

GlobaLID – Global Lead Isotope Database (Version 12/2023)

Westner, Katrin J. | Rose, Thomas | Klein, Sabine | Hsu, Yiu-Kang | Becerra, María Florencia | Nezafati, Nima | Renson, Virginie | Stephens, Jay

GFZ Data Services

(2023)

Descriptions

This dataset is a continuously growing collection of lead isotope reference data. Lead isotopes are an established method to reconstruct the raw material provenance of archaeological objects. They are typically applied to artefacts made of copper, lead, silver, and their alloys. However, also the raw ma- terial provenance of other materials such as glass, pigments and pottery was already investigated us- ing lead isotopes. To successfully reconstruct the origin of the raw material, lead isotope signatures from as many as possible suitable raw material occurrences must be known. In the past, large-scaled research projects were carried out to characterise ore deposits especially in the Mediterranean area and Western Eu- rope. However, many of these data are dispersed in the literature and were published in scientific articles or monographs. Consequently, each researcher or at least each research group had to build their own up-to-date database of reference data from the literature. To overcome these restrictions, to facilitate work with lead isotope reference data and particularly to make the data FAIR, i.e., finda- ble, accessible, interoperable and reusable (Wilkinson et al. 2016), these published data are compiled and transferred into a uniform layout. They are further enhanced with additional metadata to facili- tate their use in raw material provenance studies. Currently, the database is restricted to ores and minerals as these are the most relevant materials for provenance studies of ancient metals. Future updates will include hitherto uncovered regions but also additional data from countries already present. Slag and other metallurgical (by-) products from ancient sites in close vicinity to ore deposits generally are a genuine representation of the ores uti- lised in historic times. As such, they are highly relevant for provenance studies and an extension to these materials is therefore planned. GlobaLID is a representation of the collective work of researchers on Pb isotope studies. As such, the database is seen as a community engagement project that invites scientists all over the world to be- come active contributors of GlobaLID. The initiators of the database dedicate their effort to the con- tinuation and maintenance of the database but only the support of the whole community will allow a rapid and successful growth of GlobaLID.

Keywords


Originally assigned keywords
raw material provenance
chemical > isotope
chemical element > element of group IV > lead
chemical element > transition element > copper
chemical element > transition element > silver
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY > GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES > ISOTOPE RATIOS
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY > GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES > ISOTOPES
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > METALS
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > METALS > METALS AGE DETERMINATIONS
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > METALS > METALS VERTICAL/GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Spectrometers/Radiometers > ICP-MS
In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Spectrometers/Radiometers > MC-ICP-MS
industrial process > metal working > metal smelting
industry > metallurgical industry > non-ferrous metal industry
lithosphere > mineral > metallic mineral > non-ferrous metal
resource utilisation
resource utilisation > extraction
resource utilisation > extraction > mining

MSL enriched keywords
minerals
chemical elements
copper
silver
measured property
copper

MSL enriched sub domains i

geochemistry

Source

https://dataservices.gfz-potsdam.de/panmetaworks/showshort.php?id=ff2294b6-8ad5-11ee-967a-4ffbfe06208e

Source publisher

GFZ Data Services


DOI

10.5880/fidgeo.2023.043


Creators

Westner, Katrin J.

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Bochum, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5529-1165

Rose, Thomas

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Institut für Geowissenschaften, Frankfurt, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8186-3566

Klein, Sabine

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Bochum, Germany | FIERCE, Frankfurt Isotope &Element Research Center, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-4428

Hsu, Yiu-Kang

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Bochum, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2439-4863

Becerra, María Florencia

CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) - División Arqueología, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina

Nezafati, Nima

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Bochum, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-343X

Renson, Virginie

Archaeometry Laboratory, Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA

Stephens, Jay

Archaeometry Laboratory, Research Reactor Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA | School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA


Contributors

Klein, Sabine

ProjectLeader

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Bochum, Germany | FIERCE, Frankfurt Isotope &Element Research Center, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

ORCID:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-4428

GlobaLID Core Team

ContactPerson

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum für Georessourcen/Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Germany

Fischer-Lechner, Sabine

DataCollector

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum für Georessourcen/Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Germany

Killick, David

DataCollector

School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

Pryce, T. O.

DataCollector

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 7065 Institut de Recherche sur les ArchéoMATériaux, Université Paris-Saclay & CEA/CNRS UMR 3685 NIMBE, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

GlobaLID Core Team

ContactPerson

Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie, Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum für Georessourcen/Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Germany


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Citation

Westner, K. J., Rose, T., Klein, S., Hsu, Y.-K., Becerra, M. F., Nezafati, N., Renson, V., & Stephens, J. (2023). GlobaLID – Global Lead Isotope Database (Version 12/2023) (Version 1.1) [Data set]. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/FIDGEO.2023.043


Dates

Issued:

2023


Rights

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International


Datacite version

1.1


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