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From Oxalid to GlobaLID

Introducing a modern and Fair lead isotope database with an interactive application

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ID8352012
AuthorsKlein (0000-0002-3939-4428, Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie Deutsches Bergbau‐Museum Bochum Bochum Germany, corresponding author), T Rose (0000-0002-8186-3566, Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie Deutsches Bergbau‐Museum Bochum Bochum Germany), Katrin Julia Westner (0000-0001-5529-1165, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS Université de Lyon Lyon France), Yiu Kang Hsu (0000-0002-2439-4863, Forschungsbereich Archäometallurgie Deutsches Bergbau‐Museum Bochum Bochum Germany)
Year2022
Volume64
Issue4
Pages935-950
Publication date2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/arcm.12762
OpenAlexW4210912516
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited44

Lead isotope provenance studies of archaeological artefacts rely crucially on the availability of reference data from raw material sources. The OXALID database, a collection of Excel sheets with Pb isotope data of ores and artefacts, is still the most cited data source in archaeometry. However, OXALID has not been updated for several years and contains almost exclusively data from Europe, particularly from the Mediterranean area. Digitalisation and open science philosophy currently revolutionise the use of machine‐generated data by developing digital data infrastructures. A modernised Pb isotope reference database, which is tailored for, but not limited to archaeometric research, is hence overdue. Here, we introduce GlobaLID, a FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) and extendable database and a web application with interactive and statistical tools for user‐friendly data handling up to publication quality. GlobaLID aims to be a collection point for worldwide Pb isotope data. It is designed as research infrastructure for Pb isotope studies in (for example) archaeometry, ore deposit and environmental geochemistry. As a community engagement project, GlobaLID invites scientists around the world to become active contributors to enable GlobaLID’s rapid growth. We released GlobaLID as a pilot study to showcase the infrastructure we build and provide a starting point for community discussion

Archaeological science · Archaeology · Data science · Database · Geochemistry · Geography · Interoperability · Provenance · Raw data · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology

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Unique citing works28
Citations per year7
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25
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