Fletcher, Michael-Shawn; Romano, Anthony (2026): Archaeological radiocarbon ages from the Gippsland region, southeastern Australia, compiled to model relative human activity by summed probability distribution [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995739 (DOI registration in progress), In: Fletcher, M-S; Romano, A (2026): Multiproxy palaeoecological record from Purghagoolah (Lake Elusive), Gippsland, southeastern Australia: pollen, macroscopic charcoal, FTIR charcoal temperature, magnetic susceptibility and radiocarbon [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.995756 (DOI registration in progress)
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Published: 2026-07-17
Abstract:
This table compiles 216 archaeological radiocarbon ages from 30 sites across the Gippsland region of southeastern Australia (Gunaikurnai Country), assembled to model relative changes in past human activity through a summed probability distribution (SPD). Ages were extracted from the SahulArch radiocarbon collection in the OCTOPUS database v.2.3 (Saktura et al. 2021) and screened by geographic region, age range, reported error, and association with archaeological deposits (contexts reported as sterile or non-occupation were excluded). The retained ages were calibrated with SHCal20 and used to compute an SPD with the rcarbon package, and Bayesian population-growth models were fitted and compared with the nimbleCarbon package in R. Each record gives a coded site identifier, laboratory code, conventional radiocarbon age (a BP) and its standard error. Archaeological site locations are deliberately withheld and provided only as obfuscated identifiers, in accordance with Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) principles and Indigenous Data Sovereignty; this restriction must be maintained.
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Related to:
Fletcher, Michael-Shawn; et al. (submitted): Australia's current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change. Nature
References:
Saktura, Wanchese M; Munack, Henry; Codilean, Alexandru; Wood, Rachel A; Petchey, Fiona; Jacobs, Zenobia; Williams, Alan; Ulm, Sean (2021): OCTOPUS Database v.2: The SahulArch Radiocarbon collection [dataset]. ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH); University of Wollongong, https://doi.org/10.25900/2MB4-RR36
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -37.950000 * Median Longitude: 147.250000 * South-bound Latitude: -38.900000 * West-bound Longitude: 145.500000 * North-bound Latitude: -37.000000 * East-bound Longitude: 149.000000
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Site | Site | Fletcher, Michael-Shawn | Site ID (obfuscated), Location withheld for ICIP / Indigenous Data Sovereignty | ||
| 2 | Laboratory code/label | Lab label | Fletcher, Michael-Shawn | |||
| 3 | Age, dated | Age dated | ka BP | Fletcher, Michael-Shawn | Age, 14C AMS | 14C age (CRA) |
| 4 | Age, dated, error | Age dated e | ± | Fletcher, Michael-Shawn | 1-sigma error on CRA |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
864 data points