Locations of Old Elevated Settlements in the Netherlands River Area

Geospatial data from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations identifies the locations of old elevated settlements, known as culture layers, in the river area. The dataset describes these archaeological layers as humus-like deposits containing charcoal and organic habitation residues, typically well-preserved beneath the tread surface. It is available in WMS, PNG, and WFS formats under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map historical settlement sites based on described culture layer locations.
• Analyze the distribution of archaeological layers in the river area.
• Integrate settlement history data with other geospatial environmental datasets.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
• Provides a specific focus on archaeological layers in the Holocene Netherlands river area.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (WMS, PNG, WFS) for different use cases.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

River area of the Netherlands