Neolithic Settlement Sites in the Dongting Lake Basin, 1,101 Locations

Xinyu Du's dataset contains 1,101 Neolithic settlement sites within China's Dongting Lake Basin. The data was analyzed using the DBSCAN algorithm and ArcGIS 10.5 to delineate settlement clusters across cultural phases and examine their spatiotemporal evolution. The study provides a foundation for Neolithic cultural heritage conservation and exploring human-land relationships.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatiotemporal distribution patterns of Neolithic settlements based on the 1,101 site locations.
• Modeling settlement cluster migration and differentiation over time based on the described 'V'-shaped trajectory.
• Investigating the influence of natural factors like climate and rivers on settlement distribution based on the described analysis.

Strengths

• Contains a substantial number of 1,101 Neolithic settlement sites.
• Analysis includes spatiotemporal evolution modeling using the Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) algorithm.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open sharing and reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying data tables is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Xinyu Du via figshare.

Collection Method

Analysis of Neolithic settlement sites using DBSCAN and ArcGIS 10.5.

Time Range

Neolithic age.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 08:37:42; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dongting Lake Basin, China.