Parent table fields & values

Global parent tables

global_GrainSize fields

GRNSIZEID	GRNSIZE	GRNSIZEABB	GRNSIZEMIN	GRNSIZEMAX
-9999	ND	ND
1	Sand	Sa	0.063	2
2	Silt	Si	0.002	0.063
3	Clay	Cl		0.002
4	Large boulder	LBo	630
5	Boulder	Bo	200	630
6	Cobble	Co	63	200
7	Gravel	Gr	2	63
12	Silty Sa	SiSa	0.002	2
13	Clayey Sa	ClSa		2
14	Mix of Sa and LBo	SaLBo	0.063
15	Mix of Sa and Bo	SaBo	0.063	630
16	Mix of Sa and Co	SaCo	0.063	200
17	Mix of Sa and Gr	SaGr	0.063	63
21	Coarse Si	CSi	0.02	0.063
22	Medium Si	MSi	0.0063	0.02
23	Fine Si	FSi	0.002	0.0063
31	Coarse Sa	CSa	0.63	2
32	Medium Sa	MSa	0.2	0.63
33	Fine Sa	FSa	0.063	0.2
50	Pebble	Pe	4	64
56	Mix of Bo and Co	BoCo	63	630
65	Mix of Co and Bo	CoBo	63	630
71	Coarse Gr	CGr	20	63
72	Medium Gr	MGr	6.3	20
73	Fine Gr	FGr	2	6.3
80	Sediment (indet.)	Sed
81	Loam	Lo		2
100	Bedrock	Bed

The unit for both fields “GRNSIZEMIN” and “GRNSIZEMAX” is mm.

The latest global_GrainSize table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_GrainSize table variable specs)

global_SiteCode fields

SITECODEID	SITECODE	PARENTID	SITEDESCR
-9999	no data	-9999
1	Stone artefact deposit	15
2	Burial (animal)	15
3	Burial (human)	15
4	Cemetery	15
5	Earth mound	15
6	Hearth (isolated)	15
7	Shell midden	15
8	Open site	15
9	Quarry	15
10	Rock art	15
11	Rockshelter or cave	15
12	Culturally modified tree	15
13	Stone structure	15
14	Anthropogenic	14
15	Archaeological	14
16	Modern (anthropogenic)	14
17	Anthrosol, Technosol	14
18	Tailings, Dump	14
19	Other	15
20	Occupation debris (indet.)	14
21	Natural	21
22	Terrestrial (indet.)	21
23	Soil (indet.)	22
24	Aeolian origin	21
25	Fluvial origin	21
26	Alluvial	25
27	Colluvial	22
28	Lacustrine origin	21
29	Coastal origin	21
30	Marine origin	21
31	Glacial origin	22
32	Biogenic origin	32
33	Animal origin	32
34	Palaeosol	22
35	Flat (indet.)	35
36	Slope (indet.)	22
37	Slope (concave)	22
38	Slope (convex)	22
39	Small hollow	22
40	Mound	22
41	Cave (indet.)	22
42	Talus cone	22
43	Slope wash	22
44	Terrace (indet.)	22
45	Terrace (fluvial)	25
46	Crevasse splay	25
47	Estuarine	29
48	Salt marsh	29
49	Marsh	35
50	Playa	28
51	Floodplain (indet.)	25
52	Delta (indet.)	25
53	Channel (indet.)	25
54	Overbank deposit	25
55	Levee	25
56	Lake	28
57	Pond	28
58	Bog	22
59	Fen	22
60	Mire	22
61	Peat	22
62	Buried fen	22
63	Sapropel / Gyttja	32
64	Moss polster	32
65	Dune	24
66	Loess	24
67	Mound spring or spring	22
68	Burrow	33
69	Nest	33
70	Clutch	33
71	Midden (animal)	33
72	Roost	33
73	Owl roost	72
74	Volcanic lake	56
75	Salt lake	56
76	Salt lake (permanent)	75
77	Salt lake (temporary)	75
78	Coastal fen	29

The latest global_SiteCode table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_SiteCode table variable specs)

Note

The dominant attribute of a site will override any other. So, for example, burials in a rockshelter with lots of occupation deposit would be classified as a Rockshelter, not a Cemetery.

global_biomeID fields

BIOMEID	BIOMETYPE	PARENTID	BIOMEDESCR
-9999	no data	-9999	no data
1	Terrestrial	1
2	Aquatic	2
3	Tidal	3
4	Freshwater	4
5	Marine	5
6	Tropical forest	1
7	Tropical rainforest	6
8	Tropical seasonal forest	6
9	Tropical dry forest	6
10	Tropical deciduous broadleaf forest and woodland	6
11	Tropical evergreen broadleaf	6
12	Tropical semi-evergreen broadleaf	6
13	Tropical xerophytic shrubland	6
14	Savanna	1
15	Tropical savanna	14
16	Subtropical savanna	14
17	Temperate savanna	14
18	Temperate deciduous broadleaf savanna	14
19	Mediterranean savanna	14
20	Flooded savanna	14
21	Temperate forest	1
22	Temperate deciduous broadleaf forest	21
23	Temperate evergreen needleleaf forest	21
24	Temperate evergreen needleleaf open woodland	21
25	Temperate sclerophyll woodland and shrubland	21
26	Temperate xerophytic shrubland	21
27	Warm-temperate evergreen broadleaf and mixed	21
28	Cool / cold forest	1
29	Cool mixed forest	28
30	Cool conifer forest	28
31	Cool-temperate evergreen needleleaf forest	28
32	Cool evergreen needleleaf forest	28
33	Taiga (Boreal forest)	28
34	Cold mixed forest	28
35	Cold deciduous forest	28
36	Cold evergreen needleleaf forest	28
37	Cold parkland	28
38	Grassland	1
39	Warm grass- / shrubland	38
40	Cool grass- / shrubland	38
41	Tundra	1
42	Arctic tundra	41
43	Cushion-forb tundra	42
44	Erect dwarf shrub tundra	42
45	Graminoid and forb tundra	42
46	Low and high shrub tundra	42
47	Prostrate dwarf shrub tundra	42
48	Mediterranean	1
49	Chaparral	48
50	Xerophytic woods / scrub	48
51	Desert	1
52	Hot desert	51
53	Semidesert	51
54	Ice / polar desert	51
55	High-altitude desert	51
56	Altitudinal	1
57	Nival barrens	56
58	Alpine tundra	56
59	Sub-nival tundra	58
60	Low-alpine tundra	58
61	Subalpine (montane) woodland	56
63	Barren	1

Classification of biomes on the basis of Prentice et al. (1992), Forseth (2010), and GPD 1.

The latest global_biomeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_biomeID table variable specs)

global_ibraID fields

IBRAID	IBRACODE	IBRAREGION
-9999	NA	NA
1	ARC	Arnhem Coast
2	ARP	Arnhem Plateau
3	AUA	Australian Alps
…	…	… table truncated …

The latest full global_ibraID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

Detailed information about Australia’s bioregions classification rationale and model can be found at https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/ibra.

(🔙 to global_ibraID table variable specs)

Important

The global_ibraID table only applies to samples from Australia.

global_rivID fields

RIVID	AHGFL1	AHGFL2	RIVNAME	RIVDIV
-9999	NA	NA	NA	NA
1	CC	CC_01	Koolatong River	Carpentaria Coast
2	CC	CC_02	Walker River	Carpentaria Coast
3	CC	CC_03	Groote Eylandt	Carpentaria Coast
…	…	…	…	… table truncated …

The latest full global_rivID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

Detailed information about the Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (Geofabric) classification rationale and model can be found at http://www.bom.gov.au/water/geofabric/.

(🔙 to global_rivID table variable specs)

Important

The global_rivID table only applies to samples from Australia.

global_varunitID fields

V_UNITID	V_UNITABBR	V_UNITNAME	PARENTID
-9999	ND	no data	-9999
1	quant	quantity	1
2	qual	quality	2
3	length	lenght (indet.)	1
4	area	area (indet.)	1
5	volume	volume (indet.)	1
6	mass	mass (indet.)	1
7	t	time (indet.)	1
8	T	temperature (indet.)	1
9	conc	concentration (indet.)	1
10	m.conc	mass concentration	1
11	mol.conc	molar concentration	1
12	n.conc	number concentration	1
13	vol.conc	volume concentration	1
14	m.frac	mass fraction	15
15	dimless	dimensionless	1
16	pts (indet.)	points (indet.)	2
17	pts	points counted	1
18	cts (indet.)	counts (indet.)	2
19	grns (indet.)	grains (indet.)	2
20	grns	grains counted	1
21	n	number	21
22	NISP	number of identified specimen	1
23	parts (indet.)	particles (indet.)	2
24	parts	particles counted	1
25	frags (indet.)	fragments (indet.)	2
26	frags	fragments counted	1
27	sphrs (indet.)	spheres (indet.)	2
28	sphrs	spheres counted	1
29	pollen (indet.)	pollen (indet.)	2
30	pollen	pollen counted	1
31	nods (indet.)	nodules (indet.)	2
32	nods	nodules counted	1
33	tabl	tablet	2
34	pix (indet.)	pixel (indet.)	2
35	pix	pixels counted	1
36	aliq	aliquot	2
37	spec	specimen (individual)	2
38	ratio	ratio (indet.)	38
39	abud	abundance	39
40	pres	presence	2
41	abs	absence	2
42	pres/abs	presence/absence (indet.)	2
43	u	units (indet.)	2
44	u (arb.)	units (arbitrary)	2
45	psdo	pseudo-unit	15
46	peak	peak measured	2
47	volmc	volumetric (indet.)	2
48	gravc	gravimetric (indet.)	2
49	%	percent	45
50	‰	per mil	45
51	km	kilometer	3
52	m	meter	3
53	dm	decimeter	3
54	cm	centimeter	3
55	mm	millimeter	3
56	µm	micrometer	3
57	nm	nanometer	3
58	km^2	square kilometer	4
59	ha	hectare	4
60	m^2	square meter	4
61	dm^2	square decimeter	4
62	cm^2	square centimeter	4
63	mm^2	square millimeter	4
64	µm^2	square micrometer	4
65	nm^2	square nanometer	4
66	km^3	cubic kilometer	5
67	m^3	cubic meter	5
68	dm^3	cubic decimeter	5
69	cm^3	cubic centimeter	5
70	mm^3	cubic millimeter	5
71	µm^3	cubic micrometer	5
72	nm^3	cubic nanometer	5
73	L	litre	5
74	dl	decilitre	5
75	cl	centilitre	5
76	ml	millilitre	5
77	µl	microlitre	5
78	nl	nanolitre	5
79	kg	kilogram	6
80	g	gram	6
81	mg	milligram	6
82	µg	microgram	6
83	ng	nanogram	6
84	°C	degree Celsius	7
85	K	kelvin	7
86	°F	degree Fahrenheit	7
87	kyr	year * 1000	7
88	yr	year	7
89	mos	month	7
90	day	day	7
91	hrs	hour	7
92	min	minute	7
93	sec	second	7
94	in	inch	3
95	ft	foot	3
96	mi	mile	3
97	nmi	nautical mile	3
98	oz	ounce	6
99	lb	pound	6
100	fl oz	fluid ounce	5
101	gal	gallon	5
102	ppm	parts per million	45
103	ppb	parts per billion	45
104	ppt	parts per trillion	45
105	g/L		10
106	mg/L		10
107	µg/L		10
108	ng/L		10
109	g/cm^3		10
110	g/ml		10
111	mg/ml		10
112	pts/ml		12
113	pts/g		39
114	pts/cm^2		39
115	pts/cm^3		12
116	pts/tabl		39
117	pts/area		39
118	pts/aliq		39
119	grns/ml		12
120	grns/g		39
121	grns/cm^2		39
122	grns/cm^3		12
123	grns/tabl		39
124	grns/area		39
125	grns/aliq		39
126	parts/ml		12
127	parts/g		39
128	parts/cm^2		12
129	parts/cm^3		12
130	parts/tabl		39
131	parts/area		39
132	parts/aliq		39
133	frags/ml		12
134	frags/g		39
135	frags/cm^2		39
136	frags/cm^3		12
137	frags/tabl		39
138	frags/area		39
139	frags/aliq		39
140	NISP/ml		12
141	NISP/g		39
142	NISP/cm^2		39
143	NISP/cm^3		12
144	NISP/tabl		39
145	NISP/area		39
146	NISP/aliq		12
147	NISP dig	NISP digitsed	1
148	g/kg		14
149	mg/kg		14
150	µg/kg		14
151	ng/kg		14
152	mg/g		14
153	µg/g		14
154	ng/g		14
155	cm^2/ml		15
156	mm^2/ml		15
157	µm^2/ml		15
158	cts/cm^2/yr		15
159	grns/cm^2/yr		15
160	parts/cm^2/yr		15
161	frags/cm^2/yr		15
162	sphrs/cm^2/yr		15
163	g/cm^2/yr		15
164	area/μm^2/cm^3		15
165	area/mm^2		15
166	area/mm^2/g		15
167	area/mm^2/cm^3		15
168	area/mm^2/cm^2/yr		15
169	area/cm^3		15
170	pts/cm^2/cm^3		15
171	pts/cm^3/yr		15
172	% moist mass		15
173	% dry weight		15
174	% of pollen sum		15
175	% of tot org	% of total organic fraction	15
176	C:P ratio		38
177	area:pollen ratio		38
178	% BC	% BC	15

The latest global_varunitID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_varunitID table variable specs)

global_RefCore fields

The latest global_RefCore table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_RefCore table variable specs)

global_RefAbstract fields

The latest global_RefAbstract table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_RefAbstract table variable specs)

global_Author fields

OAID	AUTH	FORENAME	INITIALS	ORCID	SCOPUSID	WSCC_RESID	AUTH_COMMT	AUTH_URL	URL_DATE
OAID-000001	Abbühl	Luca A.			26427570600
OAID-000002	Abrahami	Rachel		0000-0002-1406-3876	56983056700
OAID-000003	Adams	Byron A.		0000-0001-8219-3544	55181943900	I-4243-2015
…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	… truncated …

The latest global_Author table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_Author table variable specs)

global_Journal fields

JOURNALID	JOURNAL	JOURNALABB	PRINT_ISSN	ONLIN_ISSN
1	Advances in Earth Science	Adv_Earth_Sci		1001-912X
2	American Journal of Science	Am_J_Sci	0002-9599	1945-452X
3	Basin Research	Basin_Res	0950-091X	1365-2117
…	…	…	…	… truncated …

The latest global_Journal table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_Journal table variable specs)

global_PubType fields

PUBTYPEID	PUBTYPE
1	article
2	book
3	booklet
4	conference
5	inbook
6	incollection
7	inproceedings
8	manual
9	mastersthesis
10	misc
11	phdthesis
12	proceedings
13	techreport
14	unpublished
15	pers_comm
16	online

• article 2 – An article from a journal or magazine. Required fields: author, title, journal, year. Optional fields: volume, number, pages, month, note.

• book – A book with an explicit publisher. Required fields: author or editor, title, publisher, year. Optional fields: volume or number, series, address, edition, month, note.

• booklet – A work that is printed and bound, but without a named publisher or sponsoring institution. Required field: title. Optional fields: author, howpublished, address, month, year, note.

• conference – The same as inproceedings, included for Scribe compatibility.

• inbook – A part of a book, which may be a chapter (or section or whatever) and/or a range of pages. Required fields: author or editor, title, chapter and/or pages, publisher, year. Optional fields: volume or number, series, type, address, edition, month, note.

• incollection – A part of a book having its own title. Required fields: author, title, booktitle, publisher, year. Optional fields: editor, volume or number, series, type, chapter, pages, address, edition, month, note.

• inproceedings – An article in a conference proceedings. Required fields: author, title, booktitle, year. Optional fields: editor, volume or number, series, pages, address, month, organization, publisher, note.

• manual – Technical documentation. Required field: title. Optional fields: author, organization, address, edition, month, year, note.

• mastersthesis – A Master’s thesis. Required fields: author, title, school, year. Optional fields: type, address, month, note.

• misc – Use this type when nothing else fits. Required fields: none. Optional fields: author, title, howpublished, month, year, note.

• phdthesis – A PhD thesis. Required fields: author, title, school, year. Optional fields: type, address, month, note.

• proceedings – The proceedings of a conference. Required fields: title, year. Optional fields: editor, volume or number, series, address, month, organization, publisher, note.

• techreport – A report published by a school or other institution, usually numbered within a series. Required fields: author, title, institution, year. Optional fields: type, number, address, month, note.

• unpublished – A document having an author and title, but not formally published. Required fields: author, title, note. Optional fields: month, year.

• pers_comm – Personal communication. Required fields: author

• online – Internet source. Required fields: title, url, urldate (in “NOTE” field)

The latest global_PubType table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to global_PubType table variable specs)

---

Regional parent tables

cabah_LabCodes fields

LAB_ORIGID	LAB_PREFIX	LAB_FACLTY	CNTRY	LAB_ACTIVE	LAB_MTD	LAB_URL	LAB_SOURCE
-9999	Lab_indet.	ND	ND	FALSE	NA		NA
1	A	Univ. of Arizona	USA		C14		Radiocarbon
2	AA	NSF-Ariz. AMS Facility	USA		C14		Radiocarbon
3	AAR	Univ. of Aarhus	DNK		C14		Radiocarbon
…	…	…	…	…	…	…	… truncated …

The latest cabah_LabCodes table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_LabCodes table variable specs)

cabah_agetypeID fields

AGETYPEID	AGETYPE	AGETDESCR	AGETCOMMT
-9999	ND	no data
1	Years BP
2	Calendar years BP
3	Calendar years AD/BC
4	Varve years BP
5	Radiocarbon years BP
6	Direct calibration
7	Calibrated years BP
8	Calibrated by synth. coord.
9	Calibrated radiocarbon years BP

The latest cabah_agetypeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_agetypeID table variable specs)

cabah_basinsizeID fields

BASINSZEID	BASINSIZE	BASINAREA
-9999	ND	no data
1	XL	>500 km^2 (very large)
2	L	50.1-500 km^2 (large)
3	M	1.1-50 km^2 (medium)
4	S	0.01-1 km^2 (small)
5	XS	<0.01 km^2 (very small)

The latest cabah_basinsizeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_basinsizeID table variable specs)

cabah_catchmentsizeID fields

CATCHSZEID	CATCHMSIZE	CATCHMAREA
-9999	ND	no data
1	L	>500 km^2 (large)
2	M	10.1-500 km^2 (medium)
3	S	10 km^2 (small)

The latest cabah_catchmentsizeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_catchmentsizeID table variable specs)

cabah_charmethodID fields

CHARMTDID	CHARMETHOD	CHARMTDDSC	CHARMTDREF
-9999	ND	no data
1	Hand picked	Hand picked charcoal from soil samples
2	Sieved	Charcoal isolated by sieving soil samples	Millspaugh & Whitlock (1995). DOI: 10.1177/095968369500500303
3	Pollen slide	Charcoal quantified during pollen analysis
4	Sieved, imaging software	Charcoal separated by sieving soil samples and quantified using imaging software
5	Hydrogen pyrolysis	Isolation of pyrogenic carbon using hydrogen pyrolysis	Wurster et al. (2012). DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6397
6	Heavy liquid separation	Charcoal isolated by density separation using heavy liquid	Turner et al. (2004) https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33952115
7	Thin slides	Soil micromorphology
8	Winkler method	Gravimetric chemical assay	Winkler, M. G. (1985). DOI: 10.1016/0033-5894(85)90038-9
9	Cumulative probability (95%)	95% confidence interval
10	Gas chromatography	Acidification of sample using gas chromatography to measure elemental carbon	Verardo et al. (1990). DOI: 10.1016/0198-0149(90)90034-S
11	Other

The latest cabah_charmethodID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_charmethodID table variable specs)

cabah_chemprepID fields

CHEMPREPID	CHEMPREP	CHEMPREPAB
-9999	no data	ND
-9991	not applicable	NA
1	Acid-Base-Acid	ABA
2	ABA (base soluble)	ABA (base soluble)
3	ABA and bleach	ABA and bleach
4	ABA and bleach-Stepped Combustion	ABA and bleach-SC
5	Acid-Base-Acid Stepped Combustion	ABA-SC
6	Acid-Base Oxidation	ABOx
7	Acid-Base Oxidation Stepped Combustion	ABOx-SC
8	Acid treatment	Acid
9	Acid (to extract apatite)	Acid (to extract apatite)
10	Acid or ABA gelatinisation-ultrafiltration	Acid or ABA gelatin-ultra
11	Acid or ABA-gelatinisation	Acid or ABA-gelatin
12	Alpha cellulose	Alpha cellulose
13	Alpha cellulose-SC	Alpha cellulose-SC
14	AOx	AOx
15	AOx-SC	AOx-SC
16	Carbonate Density Separation	CARDS
17	CARDS + acid	CARDS + acid
18	Hydroxyproline	Hydroxyproline
19	Hydrogen Pyrolysis	HyPy
20	Plasma Oxidation	Plasma Oxidation
21	Potassium permanganate (to extract oxalate)	KMnO4 (to extract oxalate)
22	Stepped hydrolysis	Stepped hydrolysis
23	Resin used to clean amino acids	XAD
24	Acid-Alkali-Acid	AAA
25	AAA or ABA	AAA/ABA
26	AAA or ABA or Acid wash	AAA/ABA/Acid
27	ABA + Ultrafiltration	ABAu
28	Several fragments dated together	Bulk
29	Collagen Stepped Combustion	Coll_SC
30	Collagen ultrafiltration	Coll_ultra
31	Gelatinisation	Gelatin
32	Modified Longin method	Longin
33	no treatment	No
34	Ultrafiltration	Ultra
99	for other method	Other

• ABA – Acid-base-acid is equivalent to AAA (acid-alkali-acid)

• ABOx-SC – Acid-base-oxidation-stepped-combustion

• HyPy – Hydrogen pyrolysis

• Acid-gelatinisation – The Longin method

• CARDS – Carbonate Density Separation

• XAD – Resin used to clean amino acids. Note that XAD flag overwrites potential other pretreatment

• Plasma oxidation and potassium permanganate methods refer to methods which aim to convert a specific portion of the sample to CO2 and may involve a variety of other steps.

• Bulk – Several fragments dated together

• SC – Stepped combustion

• Ultra – Ultrafiltration

• Longin – Modified Longing method

• Gelatin – Gelatinisation

• Coll – Collagen

The latest cabah_chemprepID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_chemprepID table variable specs)

cabah_col_mtdID fields

COL_MTDID	COL_MTD	PARENTID
-9999	ND	-9999
1	Auger	1
2	Block	2
3	Core	3
4	Downhole Tube	6
5	Excavated	5
6	Tube	6
7	Other	7
8	InSitu	8
9	Sieve	9
10	Grab sample	10
11	Composite sample	10
12	Van Veen grab sampler	10
13	Casq corer	3
14	Russian corer	3
15	Wardenaar corer	3
16	Freeze corer	3
17	Gravity corer	3
18	Percussion corer	3
19	Piston corer	3
20	D-section corer	14
21	Vibro corer	3
22	Box corer	3
23	Reineck box corer	22
24	USNEL box corer	22
25	Grab sample amalgamated	10
26	Colinvaux-Vohnout piston corer	19
27	Dachnowski corer	3
28	Eijkelkamp corer	3
29	Freeze corer	3
30	Glew gravity corer	17
31	Hiller peat corer	3
32	Kullenberg piston corer	19
33	Livingstone piston corer	19
34	PVC tube	6
35	Square rod piston corer	19
36	Streif-Livingstone piston corer	33
37	Usinger piston corer	19
38	Vallentyne piston corer	33
39	Wright square-rod piston corer	35

The latest cabah_col_mtdID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_col_mtdID table variable specs)

cabah_datasourceID fields

DATASRCID	DATASOURCE	DATASRCDSC	DATASRCREF
-9999	ND	no data
1	Author	Author provided data
2	Digitised	Data digitised from diagram using software
3	QUAVIDA		Rowe et al. (2007). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2007.04.001
4	Paleofire database	Digitised data sourced from the Global Paleofire Database or Neotoma Paleoecology Database
5	Optical approximation
6	Other

The latest cabah_datasourceID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_datasourceID table variable specs)

cabah_depositID fields

DEPOSITID	DEPOSIT	PARENTID	DEPOSITDSC
-9999	ND	-9999	no data
1	Sedimentary (non-specific)	1	Sedimentary deposit, regardless of origin / genesis
2	Sedimentary, clastic	1
3	Sedimentary, chemical	1
4	Sedimentary, biogenic	1
5	Sedimentary, residual	1
6	Aeolian origin (non-specific)	1
7	Fluvial origin (non-specific)	1
8	Lacustrine origin (non-specific)	1	Equals ‘Limnic’
9	Marine origin (non-specific)	1
10	Glacial origin (non-specific)	1
11	Pyroclastic origin ( non-specific)	1
12	Gravitational origin (non-specific)	1	Primarily gravitational origin, other processes may be involved
13	Mass wasting origin	12
14	Landslip origin	13
15	Landslide origin	13
16	Rockslide origin	13
17	Rock fall origin	13
18	Slump origin	13
19	Debris flow origin	13
20	Pedogenic origin (non-specific)	20
21	Soil (non-specific)	20
22	Palaeosol	21
23	Organic origin (non-specific)	23
24	Animal origin (non-specific)	23
25	Animal midden (non-specific)	25
26	Plant origin (non-specific)	23
27	Composite deposit (non-specific)	27	Composite refers to classification / terminology, not to material composition
28	Alluvial (non-specific)	7
29	Archaeological (non-specific)	29
30	Chemical precipitates (non-specific)	3
31	Asphaltic sand	27
32	Asphaltic seep	27
33	Bar	7
34	Beach (non-specific)	115
35	Bedrock desintegration	2
36	Burial	29
37	Burrow	25
38	Channel (non-specific)	7
39	Channel lag	38
40	Coarse-grained (non-specific)	2
41	Colluvium (non-specific)	7
42	Crevasse splay	7
43	Deep water muds	9
44	Deltaic coarse	7
45	Diatomite	9
46	Dune (non-specific)	6
47	Dung	25
48	Fine-grained (non-specific)	2
49	Floodplain	7
50	Levee	7
51	Marl (non-specific)	2
52	Loam (non-specific)	2
53	Midden	23
54	Mound origin (non-specific)	54
55	Occupation debris	29
56	Packrat midden	25
57	Point Bar	7
58	Talus cone	12
59	Terrace (non-specific)	59
60	Terrace, fluvial	7
61	Terrace, Kame	10
62	Terrace, marine	9
63	Terrace, lacustrine	8
64	Terrace, structural	59	Formed by differential erosion in layered rocks
65	Terrace, travertine	66
66	Travertine	30
67	Tufa	30
68	Chaotic deposit (non-specific)	2
69	Unsorted (non-specific)	2
70	Ejecta (non-specific)	2
71	Varved	8
72	Tephra	11
73	Loess	6
74	Loess (reworked)	73
75	Gravel (non-specific)	2
76	Silt (non-specific)	2
77	Clay (non-specific)	2
78	Silty clay	77
79	Clayey silt	76
80	Silty sand	98
81	Laminated silt and clay	2
82	Gyttja	76	Equals ‘Organic silt’
83	Wetland origin (non-specific)	83
84	Bog sediment	83	Usually enclosed depression filled by rain water
85	Swamp origin	83
86	Marsh origin	83
87	Fen origin	83	Steady supply by ground water source
88	Pond origin	83
89	Shallow water muds	83
90	Peat deposit (non-specific)	83
91	Muck deposit	83
92	Fibric peat	90
93	Silty peat	90
94	Detrital Peat	90
95	Peat, sedge	90
96	Peat, tephra	90
97	Organic Detritus	90
98	Sand (non-specific)	2
99	Cross-bedded sand	98
100	Fine sand	98
101	Fossiliferous silt	27
102	Sapropel	27
103	Cave deposits	103
104	Owl roost	25
105	Fish bed	25
106	Organic sand	98
107	Organic silty clay	77
108	Medium sand	98
109	Moss (non-specific)	23
110	Other	110
111	Lake sediment	8
112	Estuarine sediment (non-specific)	112
113	Buried surface (non-specific)	113
114	Bulk deposit (non-specific)	114
115	Coastal origin (non-specific)	1

The latest cabah_depositID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_depositID table variable specs)

cabah_flowtypeID fields

FLOWTYPEID	FLOWTYPE	FLOWTYPDCR
-9999	ND	no data
1	inflow	inflow only
2	outflow	outflow only
3	open	in and out flow
4	closed	no inflow or outflow
5	unclear	unclear

The latest cabah_flowtypeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_flowtypeID table variable specs)

cabah_methodID fields

METHODID	METHOD	METHODABBR	PARENTID	METHODREF
-9999	not applicable	NA	-9999
1	Amino Acid Racemization	AAR	63	Hare, P .E. & Abelson, P .H. (1968). Racemization of amino acids in fossil shells. Carnegie Institution of Washington Yearbook, 66, 516–528.
2	Radiocarbon Dating	C14	14	Anderson, Libby, Weinhouse, Reid, Kirshenbaum & Grosse (1947) 3
3	Cation Ratio Dating	CRD	3	Dorn (1983) 4
4	Electron Spin Resonance	ESR	47	Zeller, E.J.; Levy, P.W.; & Mattern, P.L. (1967). Geologic dating by electron spin resonance. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
5	Oxidisable Carbon Ratio	OCR	5	Frink (1996) 5
6	Optically Stimulated Luminescence	OSL	47	Huntley, Godfrey-Smith & Thewalt (1985) 6
7	Thermoluminescence	TL	47	Daniels, Boyd & Saunders (1953) 7
8	Uranium-Series	U	42
9	Closed-system U-Series and ESR model	CSU-ESR	83
10	Stratigraphic correlation	Strat	68
11	Coupled U-ESR model	U-ESR	83
12	Chronometric dating (non-specific)	ChronMet	12
13	Radiometric dating (non-specific)	RadioMet	12
14	Cosmogenic Radionuclides	CRN	13
15	C13 date	C13	2
16	C14 date (uncorrected)	C14-uncorr	2
17	C14 date (corrected)	C14-corr	2
18	Tritium/Helium	3H/3He	14	Kaufmann & Libby (1954) 8
19	Beryllium-10	Be-10	14	Arnold (1956) 9
20	Aluminium-26	Al-26	14	Tanaka, S.; Sakamoto, K. & Tschuchimoto, M. (1964). Experimental proposal on search for 26Al induced by cosmic-ray myons in terrestrial rocks. Inst. Nuclear Study, Univ. Tokyo, INS-19.
21	Silicon-32	Si-32	14	Lal, Goldberg & Koide (1960) 10
22	Chlorine-36	Cl-36	14	Davis & Schaeffer (1955) 11
23	Argon-39	Ar-39	14	Loosli & Oeschger (1968) 12
24	Calcium-41	Ca-41	14	Raisbeck & Yiou (1979) 13
25	Manganese-53	Mg-53	14	Wilkinson & Sheline (1955) 14
26	Krypton-81	Kr-81	14	Marti (1967) 15
27	Iodine-129	I-129	14	Takagi, Hampel & Kirsten (1974) 16
28	Radionuclide dating	RN	13
29	Radionuclides (long-lived)	RN-long	28
30	Argon-Isotope dating (non-specific)	Ar	29
31	40K/40Ar	K/Ar	30	Smits & Gentner (1950) 17
32	39Ar(K)/40Ar	Ar/Ar	30	Sigurgeirsson, Thorbjörn (1962). Dating recent basalt by the potassium argon method. (in Icelandic) Rept. Physical Laboratory of the Univ. Iceland, p. 9
33	87Rb/Sr87	Rb/Sr	29	Hahn, Strassmann & Walling (1937) 18
34	147Sm/143Nd	Sm/Nd	29	Lugmair, G. W. (1974). Sm-Nd ages: a new dating method. Meteoritics, 9, 369.
35	176Lu/176Hf	Lu/Hf	29	Herr, Merz, Eberhardt & Signer (1958) 19
36	187Re/187Os	Re/Os	29	Herr & Merz (1955) 20
37	U/Th/Pb (non-specific)	U/Th/Pb	29	Holmes (1911) 21
38	207Pb/206Pb	Pb/Pb	29	Houtermans, F. G. (1946). The isotope ratios in natural lead and the age of uranium. Naturwissenschaften, 33, 185–186.
39	Radionuclides (short-lived)	RN-short	28
40	Lead-210	210Pb	39	Goldberg, E. D. (1963). Geochronology with 210Pb. In: Radioactive Dating, I.A.E.A., Vienna: 121–131.
41	Caesium-137	137Cs	39	Williams (1995) 22
42	Parent daughter disequilibrium	PD-Disequ	13
43	230Th/U	Th/U	8	Barnes, Lang & Potratz (1956) 23
44	234U/238U	U/U	8	Thurber (1962) 24
45	230Th_exc	Th_exc	42	Petterson, H. (1937). Das Verhaltnis Thorium zu Uran in dem Gestein und im Meer. (in German) Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien Math. Naturwiss. Kl. 127.
46	210Pb (free)	210Pb_free	42	Goldberg, F. D. (1963). Geochronology with lead-210. In: Radioactive Dating, 121–131, IAEA Wien.
47	Radiation exposure (non-specific)	RadEx	13
48	Luminescence (non-specific)	LUM	47
49	Infrared Photoluminescence	IR-PL	47	Prasad, Poolton, Kook & Jain (2017) 25
50	Infrared Radiofluorescence	IR-RF	47	Trautmann, Krbetschek, Dietrich & Stolz (1998) 26
51	Infrared Stimulated Luminescence	IRSL	47	Hütt, Jaek & Tchonka (1988) 27
52	Alpha-recoil track dating	ART	47	Huang & Walker (1967) 28
53	(Uranium+Thorium)/Helium	(U+Th)/He	47	Fanale & Schaeffer (1965) 29
54	Fission track	FT	47	Price & Walker (1962) 30
55	Banded records (non-specific)	Banded	12
56	Dendrochronology	Dendro	55
57	Varve chronology	Varve	55
58	Annual layers in glacier ice	Ice	55
59	Lichenometry	Lichen	55
60	Speleothem bands	Speleo	55
61	Coral bands	Coral	55
62	Mollusc bands	Mollusc	55
63	Relative dating method (non-specific)	RelDat	63
64	Rock surface weathering	RSurf	63
65	Obsidian hydration dating	Obsid	63	Friedman & Smith (1960) 31
66	Pedogenesis	Pedogen	63
67	Relative dating of fossile bone	FUn	63	Oakley, K. (1949). The fluorine-dating method. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, 5, 44.
68	Age equivalence (non-specific)	AgeEquiv	68
69	Oxygen isotope chronostratigraphy	Oxygen	68	Emiliani (1954) 32
70	Tephrochronology	Tephra	68	Thorarinsson, Sigurdur (1944). Tefrokronologiska studier på Island : Þjórsárdalur och dess förödelse. Thesis (doctoral). Stockholms Högskola. 217 pp
71	European settlement horizon	Horizon	68
72	Known fire	Fire	68
73	Magnetostratigraphy (non-specific)	Magnet	68
74	Archaeomagnetic dating	A-Magnet	73	Harold (1960) 33
75	Geomagnetic dating	G-Magnet	73	Thellier, E. (1938). Sur l’aimantation des terres cuites et ses applications géophysiques. Ann. Inst. Phys. Globe, 16, pp. 157–302
76	Palaeomagnetic dating	P-Magnet	73	Irving, E. (1964). Paleomagnetism and its application to geological and geophysical problems. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York.
77	Palaeosol	Psol	68	Catt, J. A. (1986). Soils and Quaternary geology: a handbook for field scientists. 267 pp.
78	Marker horizon	Marker	68
79	Fossil assemblage	Fossil	78
80	Pollen correlation	Pollen	68
81	Top of core	Core-hi	68
82	Bottom of core	Core-lo	68
83	Method combination (non-specific)	Combi	83
84	Statistical approach (non-specific)	Stats	84
85	Estimated	Estimate	84
86	Extrapolation	Extrap	84
87	Interpolation	Interp	84
88	Measurement technique	MeasApp	88
89	Liquid Scintillation Counting (non-specific)	LSC	88	Birks, J.B. (1964). The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting. Pergammon Press, Oxford, UK.
90	Cherenkov Counting	LSC-C	88	Rengan (1983) 34
91	Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (non-specific)	AMS	88	Fifield (1999) 35
92	SHRIMP	SHRIMP	88

Classification and selection of methods on the basis of Geyh (2005) and Walker (2005).

The latest cabah_methodID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_methodID table variable specs)

cabah_unittypeID fields

UNITTYPEID	UNITTYPE	UNITTDESCR
-9999	ND	no data
1	Animal midden
2	Artefact	an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest (Oxford Languages)
3	Collection piece	a collection / museum piece
4	Composite	any composite unit as for instance a dip-net water sample
5	Core	the product of a coring (not boring!) process
6	Excavation
7	Outcrop	a rock formation that is visible on the surface (Oxford Languages)
8	Plot	a method of abundance estimation, mainly used in ecology
9	Road cut
10	Section
11	Shell midden	(aka ‘shell mound’) an archaeological feature consisting mainly of mollusc shells
12	Surface float
13	Trap
14	Other

The latest cabah_unittypeID_Fields table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to cabah_unittypeID table variable specs)

c14_calcurve fields

CALCURVEID	CALCURVE	CALCURVREF	CALCRVNOTE
-9999	no data
1	ATM10.14C	Stuiver:1986program	10 yr atmospheric record to 2490 cal BC (circa 4200 14-C BP); younger terrestrial samples
2	ATM20.14C	Stuiver:1986program	20 yr atmospheric record to 7210 cal BC (circa 8200 14-C BP); terrestrial samples
3	MARINE.14C	Stuiver:1986program	20 yr marine model record to 7190 cal BC (circa 8585 14-C BP); marine samples
4	IntCal93	Stuiver:1993intcal
5	IntCal98	Stuiver:1998intcal
6	IntCal04	Reimer:2004intcal
7	SHCal04	McCormac:2004shcal
8	Hughen et al. 2004	Hughen:2004changes
9	Fairbanks0107	Fairbanks:2005calibration
10	CalPal2007_HULU	Weninger:2007calpal
11	IntCal09	Reimer:2009intcal
12	Marine09	Reimer:2009intcal
13	IntCal13	Reimer:2013intcal
14	Marine13	Reimer:2013intcal	Part of IntCal13
15	SHCal13	Hogg:2013shcal	Part of IntCal13
16	IntCal20	Reimer:2020intcal
17	Marine20	Heaton:2020marine	Part of IntCal20
18	SHCal20	Hogg:2020shcal	Part of IntCal20
19	Other

The latest c14_calcurve_Fields table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_calcurve table variable specs)

c14_calprogram fields

CALPROGID	CALPROGRAM	CALPROGVER	CALPROGREF	PARENTID	CALPRODATE	CALPRONOTE
1	Radiocarbon calibration (non-specific)			1
2	Radiocarbon calibration (Bayesian)			1
3	Radiocarbon calibration (classic)			1
4	post-bomb correction			1
5	Age-Depth modelling (non-specific)			5
6	Age-Depth modelling (Bayesian)			5
7	Age-Depth modelling (classic)			5
8	BCal		Buck:1999bcal	2
…	…	…	…	…	…	…
117	Fairbanks0805		Fairbanks:2005calibration	2
118	OxCal (non-specific)		BronkRamsey:1995oxcal	2
119	OxCal	2.00		118
…	…	…	…	…	…	…
193	rplum	rplum 0.3.0	Blaauw:2020rplum	187	23.12.2022	For version details see https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rplum/index.html

The latest c14_calprogram_Fields table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_calprogram table variable specs)

---

Local parent tables

crn_alstndID fields

ALSTNDID	ALSTND	ALSTND_PUB	ALCORR	ALSTNDRTIO
-9999	NA	NA	0
1	ZAL94	AL09	0.9134	1.19E-09
2	ZAL94	AL09-Assumed	0.9134	1.19E-09
3	KNSTD	KN-4-2	1	3.096E-11
4	KNSTD	KN-4-2-Assumed	1	3.096E-11
5	KNSTD	KN01-X-Y	1
6	KNSTD	KN01-X-Y-Assumed	1
7	KNSTD	KNSTD	1
8	KNSTD	KNSTD-Assumed	1
9	KNSTD	KNSTD10650	1	1.065E-11
10	KNSTD	KNSTD10650-Assumed	1	1.065E-11
11	KNSTD	KNSTD30960	1	3.096E-11
12	KNSTD	KNSTD30960-Assumed	1	3.096E-11
13	KNSTD	NBS	1
14	KNSTD	NBS-Assumed	1
15	SMAL11	SMAL11	1.021	7.401E-12
16	SMAL11	SMAL11-Assumed	1.021	7.401E-12
17	KNSTD	Z92-0222	1	4.11E-11
18	KNSTD	Z92-0222-Assumed	1	4.11E-11
19	KNSTD	Z93-0221	1	1.68E-11
20	KNSTD	Z93-0221-Assumed	1	1.68E-11
21	ZAL94	ZAL94	0.9134	5.26E-10
22	ZAL94	ZAL94-Assumed	0.9134	5.26E-10
23	ZAL94N	ZAL94N	1	4.9E-10
24	ZAL94N	ZAL94N-Assumed	1	4.9E-10
25	ND	ND	0

Values for crn_alstndID.”ALSTNDCOMT” field as follows …

• IDs 1, 2 – ETH-Zurich standard, former Cologne standard, equivalent to ZAL94

• IDs 3, 4 – ANSTO, equivalent to KNSTD

• IDs 5, 6 – Cologne, equivalent to KNSTD

• IDs 7, 8 – Nishiizumi, 2004

• IDs 9, 10 – LLNL-CAMS, equivalent to KNSTD

• IDs 11, 12 – LLNL-CAMS, PRIME-Lab, equivalent to KNSTD

• IDs 13, 14 – ASTER in-house standard

• IDs 15, 16 – PRIME Lab standard, equivalent to KNSTD

• IDs 17, 18 – PRIME Lab standard, ANSTO, ANSTO-Assumed, equivalent to KNSTD

• IDs 19, 20 – ETH-Zurich standard used prior to 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 21, 22 – ETH-Zurich standard, equivalent to KNSTD, effective 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

The latest crn_alstndID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to crn_alstndID table variable specs)

crn_amsID fields

AMSID	AMS	AMSORG
-9999	NA	not applicable
1	ANSTO	Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ANSTO
2	ANSTO-Assumed	Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ANSTO
3	ANU	Australian National University ANU
4	ANU-Assumed	Australian National University ANU
5	ASTER	Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience CEREGE
6	ASTER-Assumed	Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience CEREGE
7	Cologne	University of Cologne
8	Cologne-Assumed	University of Cologne
9	DREAMS	Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf HZDR
10	DREAMS-Assumed	Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf HZDR
11	ETH-Zurich	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich ETH-Zurich
12	ETH-Zurich-Assumed	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich ETH-Zurich
13	Gif-sur-Yvette	Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory LSCE, Pierre Simon Laplace Institute
14	Gif-sur-Yvette-Assumed	Climate and Environment Sciences Laboratory LSCE, Pierre Simon Laplace Institute
15	KIGAM AMS	Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources KIGAM
16	KIGAM AMS-Assumed	Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources KIGAM
17	KIST Seoul	Korea Institute of Science and Technology
18	KIST Seoul-Assumed	Korea Institute of Science and Technology
19	LLNL-CAMS	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL, Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
20	LLNL-CAMS-Assumed	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LLNL, Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
21	MALT Tokyo AMS	Micro Analysis Laboratory, Tandem accelerator MALT, The University of Tokyo
22	MALT Tokyo AMS-Assumed	Micro Analysis Laboratory, Tandem accelerator MALT, The University of Tokyo
23	PRIME-Lab	Purdue Rare Isotope Measurement Laboratory PRIME
24	PRIME-Lab-Assumed	Purdue Rare Isotope Measurement Laboratory PRIME
25	SUERC	Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
26	SUERC-Assumed	Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
27	Uppsala	Uppsala University, Tandem Laboratory
28	Uppsala-Assumed	Uppsala University, Tandem Laboratory
29	XCAMS (GNS)	Compact AMS, GNS New Zealand
30	XCAMS (GNS)-Assumed	Compact AMS, GNS New Zealand
31	XAAMS	Xi’an AMS Center, China
32	XAAMS-Assumed	Xi’an AMS Center, China
33	iThemba LABS	iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences
34	iThemba LABS-Assumed	iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Sciences
35	Tianjin	Inst. of Surface-Earth System Sci., School of Earth System Sci., Tianjin University (CHN)
36	Tianjin-Assumed	Inst. of Surface-Earth System Sci., School of Earth System Sci., Tianjin University (CHN)

Values for crn_amsID.”AMSURL” field as follows …

• IDs 1, 2 – https://www.ansto.gov.au/accelerator-mass-spectrometry

• IDs 3, 4 – https://physics.anu.edu.au/nuclear/research/ams/

• IDs 5, 6 – https://www.cerege.fr

• IDs 7, 8 – https://cologneams.uni-koeln.de

• IDs 9, 10 – https://www.hzdr.de

• IDs 11, 12 – https://ams.ethz.ch

• IDs 13, 14 – https://www.lsce.ipsl.fr

• IDs 15, 16 – https://www.kigam.re.kr

• IDs 17, 18 – https://eng.kist.re.kr

• IDs 19, 20 – https://cams.llnl.gov

• IDs 21, 22 – http://malt.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp

• IDs 23, 24 – https://www.physics.purdue.edu/primelab/

• IDs 25, 26 – https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/suerc/researchthemes/ams/

• IDs 27, 28 – https://www.tandemlab.uu.se

• IDs 29, 30 – https://www.gns.cri.nz

• IDs 31, 32 – http://www.xaams.cn

• IDs 33, 34 – https://tlabs.ac.za

• IDs 35, 36 – http://earth.tju.edu.cn/en/

The latest crn_amsID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to crn_amsID table variable specs)

crn_projepsgID fields

PROJEPSGID	PROJECTION
-9999	NA
32601	WGS84_UTM_01N
32602	WGS84_UTM_02N
…	…
32701	WGS84_UTM_01S
32702	WGS84_UTM_02S
…	… truncated …

The latest full crn_projepsgID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to crn_projepsgID table variable specs)

crn_bestndID fields

BESTNDID	BESTND	BESTND_PUB	BECORR	BESTNDRTIO
-9999	NA	NA	0
1	07KNSTD	07KNSTD	1
2	07KNSTD	07KNSTD-Assumed	1
3	07KNSTD	07KNSTD3110	1	2.85E-12
4	07KNSTD	07KNSTD3110-Assumed	1	2.85E-12
5	BEST433	BEST433	0.9124	9.31E-11
6	BEST433	BEST433-Assumed	0.9124	9.31E-11
7	BEST433N	BEST433N	1	8.33E-11
8	BEST433N	BEST433N-Assumed	1	8.33E-11
9	07KNSTD	ICN	1
10	07KNSTD	ICN-Assumed	1
11	07KNSTD	ICN 01-5-2	1	8.558E-12
12	07KNSTD	ICN 01-5-2-Assumed	1	8.558E-12
13	07KNSTD	KN01-6-2	1	5.349E-13
14	07KNSTD	KN01-6-2-Assumed	1	5.349E-13
15	KNSTD	KNSTD	0.9042
16	KNSTD	KNSTD-Assumed	0.9042
17	07KNSTD	KNSTD3110	1	2.85E-12
18	07KNSTD	KNSTD3110-Assumed	1	2.85E-12
19	LLNL1000	LLNL1000	0.9313	1E-12
20	LLNL1000	LLNL1000-Assumed	0.9313	1E-12
21	LLNL10000	LLNL10000	0.9042	1E-11
22	LLNL10000	LLNL10000-Assumed	0.9042	1E-11
23	LLNL300	LLNL300	0.8562	3E-13
24	LLNL300	LLNL300-Assumed	0.8562	3E-13
25	LLNL3000	LLNL3000	0.8644	3E-12
26	LLNL3000	LLNL3000-Assumed	0.8644	3E-12
27	LLNL31000	LLNL31000	0.8761	3.1E-11
28	LLNL31000	LLNL31000-Assumed	0.8761	3.1E-11
29	07KNSTD	NIST SRM-4325	1	2.79E-11
30	07KNSTD	NIST SRM-4325-Assumed	1	2.79E-11
31	07KNSTD	NIST_27900	1	2.79E-11
32	07KNSTD	NIST_27900-Assumed	1	2.79E-11
33	NIST_30000	NIST_30000	0.9313	3E-11
34	NIST_30000	NIST_30000-Assumed	0.9313	3E-11
35	NIST_30200	NIST_30200	0.9251	3.02E-11
36	NIST_30200	NIST_30200-Assumed	0.9251	3.02E-11
37	NIST_30300	NIST_30300	0.9221	3.03E-11
38	NIST_30300	NIST_30300-Assumed	0.9221	3.03E-11
39	NIST_30600	NIST_30600	0.913	3.06E-11
40	NIST_30600	NIST_30600-Assumed	0.913	3.06E-11
41	NIST_Certified	NIST_Certified	1.0425	2.68E-11
42	NIST_Certified	NIST_Certified-Assumed	1.0425	2.68E-11
43	S2007	S2007	0.9124	3.08E-11
44	S2007	S2007-Assumed	0.9124	3.08E-11
45	S2007N	S2007N	1	2.81E-11
46	S2007N	S2007N-Assumed	1	2.81E-11
47	S555	S555	0.9124	9.55E-11
48	S555	S555-Assumed	0.9124	9.55E-11
49	S555N	S555N	1	8.71E-11
50	S555N	S555N-Assumed	1	8.71E-11
51	07KNSTD	SMD-Be-12	1	1.704E-12
52	07KNSTD	SMD-Be-12-Assumed	1	1.704E-12
53	07KNSTD	SRM KN-5-2	1	8.558E-12
54	07KNSTD	SRM KN-5-2-Assumed	1	8.558E-12
55	07KNSTD	STD-11	1	1.191E-11
56	07KNSTD	STD-11-Assumed	1	1.191E-11
57	NIST_30500	NIST_30500	0.9124	3.05E-11
58	NIST_30500	NIST_30500-Assumed	0.9124	3.05E-11
59	ND	ND	0

Values for crn_bestndID.”BESTNDCOMT” as follows …

• IDs 1, 2 – Nishiizumi et al, 2007 (NIM-B v. 258, p. 403)

• IDs 3, 4 – Standard used at PRIME, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 5, 6 – ETH-Zurich standard used prior to 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 7, 8 – ETH-Zurich standard, equivalent to 07KNSTD, effective 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 9, 10 – S130 and S142, Nishiizumi e al., 2007, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 11, 12 – S145, Nishiizumi e al., 2007, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 13, 14 – S109, Nishiizumi e al., 2007, measured in Cologne, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 15, 16 – Nishiizumi standards assuming old Be-10 half life

• IDs 17, 18 – S154, primary LLNL standard (01-5-4), Rood et al., 2013

• IDs 19, 20 – LLNL-CAMS in-house standard, cf. Balco, 2016

• IDs 21, 22 – LLNL-CAMS in-house standard, cf. Balco, 2016

• IDs 23, 24 – LLNL-CAMS in-house standard, cf. Balco, 2016

• IDs 25, 26 – LLNL-CAMS in-house standard, cf. Balco, 2016

• IDs 27, 28 – LLNL-CAMS in-house standard, cf. Balco, 2016

• IDs 29, 30 – equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 31, 32 – NIST SRM-4325, but with differing assumed isotope ratio, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 33, 34 – NIST SRM-4325, but with differing assumed isotope ratio

• IDs 35, 36 – NIST SRM-4325, but with differing assumed isotope ratio

• IDs 37, 38 – NIST SRM-4325, but with differing assumed isotope ratio

• IDs 39, 40 – NIST SRM-4325, but with differing assumed isotope ratio

• IDs 41, 42 – used at PRIME Lab prior to 12 Jan 2005, cf. Balco 2016

• IDs 43, 44 – ETH-Zurich standard used prior to 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 45, 46 – ETH-Zurich standard, equivalent to 07KNSTD, effective 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 47, 48 – ETH-Zurich standard used prior to 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 49, 50 – ETH-Zurich standard, equivalent to 07KNSTD, effective 1 Apr 2010, Kubik and Christl, 2010

• IDs 51, 52 – S225, DREAMS, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 53, 54 – various ANSTO runs, equivalent to 07KNSTD

• IDs 55, 56 – ASTER standard, equivalent to NIST_27900 and 07KNSTD

• IDs 57, 58 – NIST SRM-4325, but with differing assumed isotope ratio

The latest full crn_bestndID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to crn_bestndID table variable specs)

---

arch_featdatedID fields

FEATDATEID	FEATDATED
-9999	no data
1	Hearth
2	Burial (animal)
3	Burial (human)
4	Mud wasp nest
5	Rock art
9	Other
999	not related to a feature

The latest arch_featdatedID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to arch_featdatedID table variable specs)

c13_valID fields

C13_VALID	C13_VAL
-9999	no data
1	Measured by AMS
2	Measured by IRMS or CRDS
3	Assumed

The latest c13_valID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c13_valID table variable specs)

c14_contamID fields

CONTAMID	CONTAM
-9999	ND
1	Glue
2	Conservative
3	Rootlets
4	Sediment
5	Recrystallised material
9	Other

The latest c14_contamID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_contamID table variable specs)

c14_hum_modID fields

HUM_MODID	HUM_MOD
-9999	ND
1	Yes
2	No
10	Artefact
11	Cut marked
19	Other
100	Bead
101	String
102	Boomerang
103	Point
104	Hook
109	Other artefact

The latest c14_hum_modID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_hum_modID table variable specs)

c14_materia1ID fields

MATERIA1ID	MATERIAL1	MATERIA1AB
-9999	no data	ND
1	Biogenic Carbonate	CarbBio
2	Inorganic Carbonate	CarbInorg
3	Charred Plant	Charred
4	Faunal	Faunal
5	Oxalate	Oxalate
6	Paint	Paint
7	Plant	Plant
8	Sediment	Sediment
9	Other	Other
10	Mix of materials	Bulk

The latest c14_materia1ID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_materia1ID table variable specs)

c14_materia2ID fields

MATERIA2ID	MATERIAL2	PARENTID	MAT2_DESCR
-9999	ND	-9999
1	Bark	39
2	Beeswax	40
3	Binder	3
4	Bone	40
5	Calcined bone	40
6	Calcium soil carbonate	45
7	Celtis seed	39
8	Coral	40
9	Dentine	40
10	Egg shell	40
11	Enamel	40
12	Foraminifera	12
13	Freshwater shell	44
14	Hair	40
15	Marine shell	44
16	Nut	39
17	Otolith	40
18	Peat	39
19	Pigment	19
20	Pollen	39
21	Resin	39
22	Seed	39
23	Speleothem	45
24	Terrestrial snail	40
25	Tooth dentine	40
26	Tooth enamel	40
27	Tufa	45
28	Wood	39
29	Bulk	29
30	Bulk sediment	29
31	Bulk sediment, lake deposits	30
32	Bulk sediment, calcareous lake deposits	31
33	Bulk sediment, organic lake deposits	31
34	Bulk sediment, organic lake deposits, diatomaceous	33
35	Bulk sediment, organic lake deposits, diatomite	33
36	Bulk sediment, peat	29
37	Bulk sediment, gyttja	36
38	Soil	38
39	Plant origin	39
40	Animal origin	40
41	Plant macrofossil	39
42	Pollen concentrate	20
43	Pollen suspension	20
44	Shell	40
45	Calcareous precipitate / aggregate	45
46	Dripstone	23
47	Flowstone	23
48	Cave crystal	23
49	Speleogen	23
50	Calcareous crust	45
51	Minerogenic sample (indet.)	51
52	Artificial / Processed	52
53	Hydrogen pyrolysis residue	52
54	Dispersed NaOH insoluble fraction (humic materials)	52
55	Archaeological artefact (indet.)	52
56	Charcoal	56
57	Carbonate (indet.)	51
58	Sand	30
99	Other	99

The latest c14_materia2ID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_materia2ID table variable specs)

c14_solvent2ID fields

SOLVENT2ID	SOLVENT2	SOLVENT2AB
-9999	no data	ND
1	Methanol	Met
2	Ethanol	Eth
3	Chloroform	Chl
4	Dichloromethane	Dic
5	Toluene	Tol
6	Hexane	Hex
7	Chloroform: Methanol	Chl:Met
8	Dichloromethane: Methanol	Dic:Met
9	Other	Other

The latest c14_solvent2ID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c14_solvent2ID table variable specs)

c_mtdID fields

C_MTDID	C_MTD	C_MTDAB
-9999	ND	ND
1	IR mass spectrometry	IRMS
2	Elemental analyser	Elemt
3	CRD spectroscopy	CRDS
4	Volumetric	Vol
5	Other	Other

The latest c_mtdID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to c_mtdID table variable specs)

---

osl-tl_agemodelID fields

AGEMODELID	AGEMODEL	AGEMODELAB
-9999	no data	ND
1	Average Dose Model	ADM
2	Arithmetic Mean	AVG
3	Average variance	AVVAR
4	Central Age Model	CAM
5	Unlogged Central Age Mode	CAM_UL
6	Common Age Model	COM_AM
7	Finite Mixture Model	FMM
8	Internal–External Consistency Criterion	IEU
9	Minimum Age Model	MAM
10	Unlogged Minimum Age Model	MAM_UL
11	Maximum Age Model	MAX
12	normalised Median Absolute Deviation Central Age Model	nMAD_CAM
13	pdf Gaussian Age Model	PDFG
14	Probability Density Summation Method	PDS

The latest osl-tl_agemodelID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to osl-tl_agemodelID table variable specs)

osl-tl_ed_procID fields

ED_PROCID	ED_PROC	ED_PROCABR
-9999	no data	ND
1	‘Australian Slide’	AS
2	Combined Regenerative and Additive Method	CRAM
3	Multiple Aliquot Additive Dose	MAAD
4	Multiple Aliquot Regenerative Dose	MAR
5	Single Aliquot Regenerative Dose	SAR
6	Single Aliquot Additive Dose	SAAD

The latest osl-tl_ed_procID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to osl-tl_ed_procID table variable specs)

osl-tl_lum_matID fields

LUM_MATID	LUM_MAT	LUM_MATABB
-9999	no data	ND
1	Burnt stone	Burnt
2	Cobbles	Cobble
3	Sediment	Sed
4	Rock surface	Surf
5	Mud wasp nest	Wasp
6	Other	Other

The latest osl-tl_lum_matID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to osl-tl_lum_matID table variable specs)

osl-tl_mineralID fields

MINERALID	MINERAL	MINERALABB
-9999	no data	ND
1	Calcite/Aragonite	Ca
2	Potassium Feldspar	KF
3	Sodium Feldspar	NaF
4	Polymineral	Poly
5	Quartz	Q

The latest osl-tl_mineralID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to osl-tl_mineralID table variable specs)

osl-tl_mtdID fields

MTDID	MTD	MTDAB
-9999	no data	ND
-9991	not applicable	NA
1	Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy	AAS
2	Flame Photometry	F
3	In-situ Gamma Spectrometry	FGS
4	Combined In-situ Gamma Spectrometry and Neutron Activation Analysis	FGS+NAA
5	Geiger-Müller Beta Counting	GMBC
6	combined GMBC and FGS results	GMBC+FGS
7	High-Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometry	HRGS
8	Combined High-Resolution Gamma-ray Spectrometry and In-situ Gamma Spectrometry	HRGS&FGS
9	Combined HRGS and High-resolution alpha-spectrometry	HRGS&HRAS
10	Mean of HRGS and XRF	HRGS&XRF
11	Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic or Optical Emission Spectroscopy	ICP-A/OES
12	Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry	ICP-MS
13	Combined ICP-MS and –A/OES results	ICP-MS+ICP-A/OES
14	Neutron Activation Analysis	NAA
15	Combined NAA and In-situ Gamma Spectrometry results	NAA+FGS
16	Mean of NAA and HRGS	NAA+HRGS
17	Combined Neutron Activation Analysis and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry	NAA+ICP-MS
18	Neutron Activation Analysis (+Potassium)	NAA+K
19	Mean of NAA and TSAC	NAA+TSAC
20	Mean of NAA and XRF	NAA+XRF
21	Thick Source Alpha Counting	TSAC
22	Thick Source Alpha Counting + Geiger-Müller Beta Counting	TSAC+GMBC
23	Thick Source Alpha Counting (+Potassium)	TSAC+K
24	X-ray Fluorescence	XRF
25	Other	Other
26	TBA	DNA+TSAC
27	Combined Neutron Activation Analysis and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic or Optical Emission Spectroscopy	NAA+ICP-A/OES
28	Combined X-ray Fluorescence and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic or Optical Emission Spectroscopy	XRF+ICP-A/OES
29	Combined Neutron Activation Analysis and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (+Potassium)	NAA+ICP-MS+K
31	Flame Atomic Emission Spectroscopy	F-AES
32	Combined AES and XRF results	AES+XRF

The latest osl-tl_mtdID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to osl-tl_mtdID table variable specs)

osl_typeID fields

OSL_TYPEID	OSL_TYPE	OSL_TYPEAB
-9999	no data	ND
1	Infrared Stimulated Luminescence	IRSL
2	Multiple Elevated Temperature post-Infrared IRSL	MET-pIRIR
3	Optically Stimulated Luminescence	OSL
4	Post-Infrared IRSL (2-step)	pIRIR
5	Thermally Transferred OSL	TT-OSL
6	Violet Stimulated Luminescence	VSL
7	undefined OSL type	Other

The latest osl_typeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to osl_typeID table variable specs)

---

sed_depconID fields

DEPCONID	DEPCON
-9999	ND
1	Isolated dune
2	Dunefield
3	Aeolian cap on beach ridge
4	Sandsheet
5	Coastal shoreline

The latest sed_depconID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_depconID table variable specs)

sed_faciesID fields

FACIESID	FACIES
-9999	ND
1	Channel
2	Overbank
3	Beach / Shoreline
4	Deep-water lacustrine
5	Shallow-water lacustrine
6	Near-shore lacustrine
7	Lacustrine (water depth unclear)
8	Playa
9	Calcareous deposits

The latest sed_faciesID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_faciesID table variable specs)

sed_geommodID fields

GEOMMODID	GEOMMOD
-9999	ND
0	No modifier, i.e., ‘normal’ dune
1	Lacustrine source bordering
2	Lakefloor
3	Fluvial source bordering
4	Obstacle
5	Coastal
6	Blowout

The latest sed_geommodID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_geommodID table variable specs)

sed_geotypeID fields

GEOTYPEID	GEOTYPE
-9999	ND
1	Terrace
2	Floodplain
3	Alluvial fan
4	Bench
5	Island
6	Slack water deposit
7	Levee
8	Dune
9	Sandsheet
10	Beach / Shoreline
11	Nearshore deposit
12	Lake floor
13	Lakeshore terrace
14	Deflated cliff
15	Bar

The latest sed_geotypeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_geotypeID table variable specs)

sed_laketypeID fields

LAKETYPEID	LAKETYPE	PARENTID
-9999	ND
1	Tectonic lake	11
2	Landslide lake	11
3	Crater lake (volcanic)	15
4	Oxbow lake	31
5	Playa lake	11
6	Fen	50
7	Swamp	50
8	Lagoon	11
9	Lake (unknown origin)	10
10	Lake (non-specific)	10
11	Natural lake	10
12	Natural lake (unknown origin)	11
13	Artificial lake	10
14	Artificial lake (unknown origin)	13
15	Volcanic lake	11
16	Caldera lake	15
17	Lava flow dammed lake	15
18	Glacial lake	11
19	Glacial meltwater channel lake	18
20	Glacial scour lake	18
21	Kettle lake	18
22	Cirque lake	18
23	Proglacial lake	18
24	Subglacial lake	18
25	Finger lake	18
26	Valley glacier lake	18
27	Glacial outburst flood lake	18
28	Ice thrust lake	18
29	Moraine dammed lake	18
30	Drift filled valley lake	18
31	Fluvial lake	11
32	Meander lake	31
33	Fluviatile dam lake	31
34	Lateral lake	31
35	Floodplain lake	31
36	Plunge pool lake	31
37	Alluvial fan dammed lake	31
38	Flood scour lake	31
39	Fluvial terrace lake	31
40	Drained lake	11
41	Backwater lake	31
42	Solution lake	11
43	Karst pond	42
44	Underground lake	42
45	Aeolian lake	11
46	Deflation basin lake	45
47	Dune dammed lake	45
48	Interdunal lake	45
49	Shoreline lake	11
50	Organic lake	11
51	Lake marginal fen	50
52	Anthropogenic lake	13
53	Reservoir	13
54	Meteorite impact lake	11
55	Peat lake	50
56	Periglacial lake	11
57	Thermokarst lake	56

The latest sed_laketypeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_laketypeID table variable specs)

sed_morphID fields

MORPHID	MORPH
-9999	ND
0	no modifier
1	Climbing
2	Falling
3	Foredune
4	Longitudinal
5	Lunette
6	Nebkha
7	Network
8	Parabolic
9	Sand sheet
10	Transverse
11	Transverse shoreline

The latest sed_morphID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_morphID table variable specs)

sed_sitetypeID fields

SITETYPEID	SITETYPE
-9999	ND
1	Outcrop
2	Core
3	Auger hole
4	Pit or Quarry
5	Artificial excavation (trench)

The latest sed_sitetypeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to sed_sitetypeID table variable specs)

---

fos_TaxRank1_classID fields

CLASSID	CLASS
-9999	ND
-9991	NA
1	Amphibia
2	Aves
3	Mammalia
4	Reptilia
5	Sauropsida
6	Actinopterygii

(🔙 to fos_TaxRank1_classID table variable specs)

fos_TaxRank2_infraclaID fields

INFRACLAID	INFRACLASS
-9999	ND
-9991	NA
1	Anapsida
2	Archosauromorpha
3	Eutheria
…	… truncated …

The latest full fos_TaxRank2_infraclaID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_TaxRank2_infraclaID table variable specs)

fos_TaxRank3_ordrID fields

ORDRID	ORDR
-9999	ND
-9991	NA
1	Accipitriformes
2	Anseriformes
3	Anura
…	… truncated …

The latest full fos_TaxRank3_ordrID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_TaxRank3_ordrID table variable specs)

fos_TaxRank4_familyID fields

FAMILYID	FAMILY
-9999	ND
-9991	NA
1	Accipitridae
2	Acrobatidae
3	Agamidae
…	… truncated …

The latest full fos_TaxRank4_familyID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_TaxRank4_familyID table variable specs)

fos_TaxRank5_genusID fields

GENUSID	GENUS
-9999	ND
-9991	NA
1	Abeomelomys
2	Acrobates
3	Aepypodius
…	… truncated …

The latest full fos_TaxRank5_genusID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_TaxRank5_genusID table variable specs)

fos_TaxRank6_speciesID fields

SPECIESID	SPECIES
-9999	ND
-9991	NA
1	aculeatus
2	afra
3	agilis
…	… truncated …

The latest full fos_TaxRank6_speciesID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_TaxRank6_speciesID table variable specs)

fos_chemtypeID fields

CHEMTYPEID	CHEMTYPE	CHEMTYPEAB
-9999	no data	ND
-9991	not applicable	NA
1	Acid-alkali-acid and decalcification	AAA_decal
2	ABA_BC technique	ABA-BC
3	Acid-base-oxidation stepped combustion	ABOx-SC
4	Acetic acid treatment	Acetic
5	Alkali wash	Alkali_wash
6	Etching	Etch
7	Filtration	Filtration
8	Gelatinisation	Gelatinisation
9	Hydrochloric acid etching	HCl_etch
10	Hydrocloric acid wash	HCl_wash
11	Treatment with HCl and NaOH	HCl,NaOH
12	Leaching	Leach
13	Boiling in saturated NaCl solution	NaCl_boil
14	no treatment	No
15	not reported	Not_rep
16	Ultrafiltration	Ultra
17	Wash	Wash
18	for other treatment (see attachment)	Other

The latest full fos_chemtypeID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_chemtypeID table variable specs)

fos_fosmat1ID fields

FOSMAT1ID	FOSMAT1	FOSMAT1ABB
-9999	no data	ND
-9991	not applicable	NA
1	Bone	Bone
2	Bulk bone	Bone_bulk
3	Multiple bones	Bone_mult
4	Calcite filling in bone	Calc_bone
5	Calcite straw (reworked in bone breccia)	Calc_straw
6	Calcite within tooth	Calc_tooth
7	Carcass remains	Carcass
8	Calcite cement	Cement
9	Charcoal	Charcoal
10	Diprotodon crop content	Dipto_crop
11	Eggshell	Eggshell
12	Fireplace	Fireplace
13	Fish otolith	Fish_olth
14	Flowstone	Flow
15	Flowstone (oldest)	Flow_old
16	Flowstone straw	Flow_straw
17	Flowstone (youngest)	Flow_young
18	Gut content	Gut
19	Sarcophilus hair	Hair_sarco
20	Midden	Midden
21	Carbonate nodule	Nodule
22	Plant remains	Plant
23	Post-depositional formation	Post-deposit
24	Sediment	Sed
25	Shell	Shell
26	Marine shell	Shell_mare
27	Skull	Skull
28	Skull (dentary)	Skull_dnty
29	Skull (maxilla)	Skull_max
30	Snail shell	Snail
31	Speleothem	Speleo
32	Coralline speleothem	Speleo_coral
33	Tooth	Tooth
34	Wood	Wood
35	for other	Other

The latest full fos_fosmat1ID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_fosmat1ID table variable specs)

fos_fosmat2ID fields

FOSMAT2ID	FOSMAT2	FOSMAT2ABB
-9999	no data	ND
-9991	not applicable	NA
1	Apatite	Apatite
2	Bone	Bone
3	Multiple bones	Bone_mult
4	Burnt bone	Bone_burnt
5	Calcite	Calcite
6	Carbonate	Carb
7	Charcoal	Charcoal
8	Cellulose	Cellulose
9	Collagen	Collagen
10	Dentine	Dentine
11	Dentine/Enamel	Dentine/Enamel
12	Eggshell	Eggshell
13	Enamel	Enamel
14	Flesh	Flesh
15	Gelatine extract	Gelatine_extr
16	Gelatine fraction	Gelatine_frac
17	Hair	Hair
18	Acid and alkali insoluble residue	Insoble
19	Acid insoluble fraction	Insoble_acid_frac
20	Acid insoluble residue	Insoble_acid_res
21	Molar	Molar
22	Organic band	Organic_layer
23	Organic carbon residue	Organic_carb
24	Organic fraction	Organic_frac
25	Organic material	Organic_mat
26	Otolith	Otolith
27	Peat	Peat
28	Carbonaceous pellet	Pellet_carb
29	Leaf, seed and stem fragments	Plant
30	Quartz	Quartz
31	Celtis seed	Seed_celtis
32	Shell	Shell
33	Shell (Velesunio ambiguous)	Shell_veles
34	Bulk soil organics	Soil
35	Marine shell	Shell_mare
36	Speleothem	Speleo
37	Straw stalactite	Stalactite
38	Tooth	Tooth
39	Tooth from breccia	Tooth_breccia
40	Wood	Wood
41	Burnt wood	Wood_burnt
42	Carbonised wood	Wood_carb
43	for other	Other
44	Charcoal (assumed)	Charcoal?
45	Sediment	Sed

The latest full fos_fosmat2ID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_fosmat2ID table variable specs)

fos_mtdsID fields

FOS_MTDSID	FOS_MTDSUB	FOS_MTDSAB
-9999	ND	ND
-9991	NA	NA
1	Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy	AMS
2	C13 adjusted	C13_adj
3	Early uptake ESR	EU
4	Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry	ICP-MS
5	Linear uptake ESR	LU
6	Multicollector ICP-MS	MC-ICP-MS
7	Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry	TIMS
8	Thermally-transferred	TT

The latest full fos_mtdsID table version can be downloaded here 🐿️

(🔙 to fos_mtdsID table variable specs)

Footnotes

1

Global Palaeofire Database (https://www.paleofire.org)

2

Entry type descriptions taken from http://newton.ex.ac.uk/tex/pack/bibtex/btxdoc/

3

Anderson, Libby, Weinhouse, Reid, Kirshenbaum & Grosse (1947) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.72.931

4

Dorn (1983) DOI: 10.1016/0033-5894(83)90065-0

5

Frink (1996) DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub44.c6

6

Huntley, Godfrey-Smith & Thewalt (1985) DOI: 10.1038/313105a0

7

Daniels, Boyd & Saunders (1953) DOI: 10.1126/science.117.3040.343

8

Kaufmann & Libby (1954) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.93.1337

9

Arnold (1956) DOI: 10.1126/science.124.3222.584

10

Lal, Goldberg & Koide (1960) DOI: 10.1126/science.131.3397.332

11

Davis & Schaeffer (1955) DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1955.tb35368.x

12

Loosli & Oeschger (1968) DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(68)80039-1

13

Raisbeck & Yiou (1979) DOI: 10.1038/277042a0

14

Wilkinson & Sheline (1955) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.99.752

15

Marti (1967) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.18.264

16

Takagi, Hampel & Kirsten (1974) DOI: 10.1016/0012-821X(74)90019-3

17

Smits & Gentner (1950) DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(50)90005-6

18

Hahn, Strassmann & Walling (1937) DOI: 10.1007/BF01492269

19

Herr, Merz, Eberhardt & Signer (1958) DOI: 10.1515/zna-1958-0404

20

Herr & Merz (1955) DOI: 10.1515/zna-1955-0804

21

Holmes (1911) DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1911.0036

22

Williams (1995) DOI: 10.1007/BF00768738

23

Barnes, Lang & Potratz (1956) DOI: 10.1126/science.124.3213.175.b

24

Thurber (1962) DOI: 10.1029/JZ067i011p04518

25

Prasad, Poolton, Kook & Jain (2017) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10174-8

26

Trautmann, Krbetschek, Dietrich & Stolz (1998) DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00012-2

27

Hütt, Jaek & Tchonka (1988) DOI: 10.1016/0277-3791(88)90033-9

28

Huang & Walker (1967) DOI: 10.1126/science.155.3766.1103

29

Fanale & Schaeffer (1965) DOI: 10.1126/science.149.3681.312

30

Price & Walker (1962) DOI: 10.1038/196732a0

31

Friedman & Smith (1960) DOI: 10.2307/276634

32

Emiliani (1954) DOI: 10.1126/science.119.3103.853

33

Harold (1960) DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.1960.tb00518.x

34

Rengan (1983) DOI: 10.1021%2Fed060p682

35

Fifield (1999) DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/62/8/202