Anthropogenic Signatures in the Heart of Prague: Urban Dark Earth and Soil–Sediment Processes in a Medieval Marketplace

This dataset contains analytical and contextual data used for the geoarchaeological study of sedimentary deposits from Václavské náměstí, Prague, Czech Republic. The dataset includes sample metadata, stratigraphic information, depth records, and geochemical measurements obtained from archaeological sediment samples.

The data were collected to investigate the formation processes, depositional history, and anthropogenic signatures preserved within urban sediments. Particular attention was paid to changes in elemental composition with depth and to the identification of geochemical patterns related to past human activity, sediment accumulation, and post depositional processes.

The dataset is intended to support reproducibility of the analyses presented in the associated publication and to enable further comparative research on urban geoarchaeology, archaeological sediments, and long term human impacts on soil and sediment chemistry.