Data · dataset · 2026
Groningen Zooarchaeological Collections: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
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The dataset includes the complete information on the vertebrate and invertebrate specimens present in the Zooarchaeological Collections of the Groningen Institute of Archaeology, located in Groningen, the Netherlands.
Description
The collection dates back to the late 19th century and consists mainly of recent individuals. Special archaeological specimens (for example aurochs) are also present.
The collection is open to Dutch and international researchers, students, and commercial users. The dataset is meant as an aid to prepare work and study visits. Short-term loans for exhibition, teaching, and analysis are possible.
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Currently, the dataset includes 5127 vertebrate and 272 invertebrate specimens and include fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and molluscs. The majority of the specimens consist of complete skeletons. Most taxa are endemic to Europe and the Near East.
Information in the dataset vary from taxonomic identification (down to species, subspecies, even breed level), age, sex, origin, skeletal parts present. The dataset is in English, with minimal use of abbreviations and phrases in Dutch. Summary information about the collections’ properties (e.g. how many different species, from which countries etc) are provided in separate pdf documents below.
All specimens have a “GIA number”, which must be provided to the collection managers in all correspondence. New data was added June 2026.
Links
Where it is published
- Dataverse dataset page dataverse.nl/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi%3A10.34894%2FFIUY1Z ↗
landing page · from datasets iisg amsterdam
- DOI doi.org/10.34894/fiuy1z ↗
DOI / persistent id · from datasets iisg amsterdam
Catalogue records · 1
- Dataverse API dataverse.nl/api/datasets/:persistentId/?persistentId=doi%3A10.34894%2FFIUY… ↗
metadata API · from datasets iisg amsterdam
Topics
- Stated by source
- Agricultural Sciences · Arts and Humanities · Earth and Environmental Sciences
- From keywords
- Archaeology · Earth & Environmental Science · Humanities · Life Sciences · Mammalia
Provenance · 1 source records, 14 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IISH Dataverse | doi:10.34894/FIUY1Z | 6 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:4301 | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Archaeology'] |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:agricultural-sciences | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:arts-and-humanities | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:earth-and-environmental-sciences | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:humanities | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[organism].NCBITaxon:40674 | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Mammals'] |
| created_date | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /description |
| publication_date | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /name |
| updated_date | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 |