The Role of Culture in Early Expansions of Humans (ROCEEH)
Published December 31, 2025 | Version 2025-12-31
Dataset Embargoed

ROCEEH Out of Africa Database (ROAD) 2025

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  • 2. ROR icon Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M
  • 3. ROR icon University of Tübingen

Description

The ROCEEH Out of Africa Database (ROAD) provides data for research on human prehistory and paleoenvironments, spanning from 3,000,000 to 20,000 years BP and covering Africa and Eurasia. It includes data from multiple disciplines, such as archaeology, paleoanthropology, paleoenvironmental studies, and geography. The database is curated by the research center The Role of Culture in Early Expansions of Humans (ROCEEH) and funded by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Germany).

The archived dataset represents a direct copy of the original PostgreSQL database, capturing its state as of the end of 2025. The archive is provided in the following formats:

Filename Content
road_2025.dump Physical database dump (Binary/Raw File Copy)
road_2025.sql Logical database dump (SQL Statement Dump)
road_rdf_2025.zip + road_ontology_2025.zip Database representation in the Resource Description Framework (RDF/XML)

Files

Embargoed

The files will be made publicly available on December 31, 2028.

Additional details

Related works

Is described by
Journal article: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289513 (DOI)
Is documented by
Software documentation: 10.5281/zenodo.17660207 (DOI)
Diagram: 10.5281/zenodo.17720874 (DOI)
Software documentation: 10.5281/zenodo.17668864 (DOI)

Dates

Created
2025-12-31