Excavation data from Eripe 1 rock shelter, Papua New Guinea

<p>Data from archaeological excavations made in 2024 at the Eripe 1 rockshelter, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea, by the&nbsp;<a href="https://papuanpast.hypotheses.org/2908" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Papuan Past Project</em></a> team. This dataset can be visualised using the online <a href="https://analytics.huma-num.fr/archeoviz/eripe1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>archeoViz</em></a> application.</p> <p>This dataset includes piece-plotted objects and some objects from &nbsp;the sieved materials (note that pebbles were piece-plotted in spit 1 and then retrieved from the sieve). The archaeological assemblage includes mainly lithic and faunal remains, &nbsp;some beads, and charcoal samples.</p> <ul> <li><strong>id</strong>: unique identifier in the dataset</li> <li><strong>id_plot</strong>: unique identifier attributed during excavation</li> <li><strong>layer</strong>:&nbsp; number of the 10 cm spits, defined from objects' altitude</li> <li><strong>layer_recorded</strong>:&nbsp; spit recorded during the excavation</li> <li><strong>object_type</strong>: type of archaeological remain</li> <li><strong>object_subtype</strong>: subtype of archaeological remain</li> <li><strong>object_fauna.anatomy</strong>: when available about faunal remains, anatomical parts</li> <li><strong>object_lithic.material</strong>: lithic raw material</li> <li><strong>object_local.interpretation</strong>: description of objects by local Pawaian helpers during the excavation</li> </ul>