Repository details
ROCEEH Out of Africa Database
Name of repository
ROCEEH Out of Africa Database
Additional name(s)
- The Role of Culture in Early Expansions of Humans Out of Africa Database
- ROAD
Subject(s)
Description
ROAD is a spatio-temporal database designed to support a systemic understanding of human activities and expansions between 3 million and 20 thousand years ago (3 Ma – 20 ka) across Africa and Eurasia. It contains cultural, anthropological, environmental, and geographical information about archaeological sites and assemblages.
Open access is provided through several tools: the basic web map 'Simple Search', the simplified data query tool 'AskROAD', and the 'Summary Data Sheets', which compile all information on a locality in a user-friendly PDF format. After registration, full access to the database is available via a SQL query interface and the geoinformation system 'Map Module'.
Contact(s)
- administrative: info@roceeh.net
Keyword(s)
Repository size
>2,500 sites; >26,000 assemblages
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- serviceProvider
- dataProvider
Institutions (1)
Additional name(s)
- Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2008
End date of responsibility
2027
Policies (2)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Database licenses (1)
Database License
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Versioning
no
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
yes
Quality management
yes
Metadata standards (2)
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Remarks
Entry date
2020-09-29
Last update
2025-07-25
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- EOSC FAIR-IMPACT
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