This SOP_DATASET_Readme.txt file was generated on 2021-09-21 by Stephanie Blankshein


GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Data from: (Sea)ways of Perception: an Integrated Maritime-Terrestrial Approach to Modelling Prehistoric Seafaring 

2. Author Information
	Name: Dr Stephanie Blankshein
	Institution: University of Southampton
	Address: Avenue Campus, Highfield Rd, Southampton, SO17 1BF
	Email: s.blankshein@soton.ac.uk

3. Date of data processing: (2016-09)–(2020-09) 

4. Geographic location of datasets: Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: CC-BY

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-021-09536-4

https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/437600/ 

3. Was data derived from another source? yes
	A. If yes, list source(s): 
Palaeotidal cost surface datasets derived from Ward et al. (2016). Sensitivity of palaeotidal models of the northwest European shelf seas to glacial isostatic adjustment since the last glacial maximum. Quaternary Science Reviews, 151, 198–211.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.08.034.

Palaeogeographic cost surface dataset derived from Sturt, F., Garrow, D., & Bradley, S. (2013). New models of North West European Holocene palaeogeography and inundation. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(11), 3963–3976.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.05.023.


6. Recommended citation for this dataset: 

Blankshein, S. 2020. Data from:(Sea)ways of Perception: an Integrated Maritime-Terrestrial Approach to Modelling Prehistoric Seafaring. Pure, University of Southampton. https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D1974 

DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
Flow_costsurface
Halfflow_costsurface
Ebb_costsurface
Halfebb_costsurface
Landslope_costsurface
Maritime LCPs

2. Relationship between files, if important: 
Palaeotidal and palaeogeographic cost surfaces used to generate Maritime LCPs in ArcGIS Pro

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: 
Archaeological and environmental datasets found in article’s Supplementary Materials: https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1007%2Fs10816-021-09536-4/MediaObjects/10816_2021_9536_MOESM1_ESM.pdf


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
Palaeotidal cost surface datasets derived from Ward et al. (2016). Sensitivity of palaeotidal models of the northwest European shelf seas to glacial isostatic adjustment since the last glacial maximum. Quaternary Science Reviews, 151, 198–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.08.034.

Palaeogeographic cost surface dataset derived from Sturt, F., Garrow, D., & Bradley, S. (2013). New models of North West European Holocene palaeogeography and inundation. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(11), 3963–3976. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.05.023.

2. Methods for processing the data: 
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10816-021-09536-4

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
ArcGIS Pro, spatial analyst



DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Flow_costsurface

1. Raster file  

2. High tide (flow) cost surface model

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Halfflow_costsurface

1. Raster file  

2. High-half tide (half-flow) cost surface model

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Ebb_costsurface

1. Raster file  

2. Low tide (ebb) cost surface model

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Halfebb_costsurface

1. Raster file  

2. Low-half tide (half ebb) cost surface model

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Landslope_costsurface

1. Raster file  

2. Land slope cost surface model derived from palaeogeographic reconstruction

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Maritime LCPs

1. Shape files

2. Least-cost pathways generated for each tidal cycle based on cost surface datasets