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Data Directory Layout

This page explains the shape of the main repository-owned data tree for people who need a file-system map after they already understand the product model.

How To Read The Tree

The layout makes the most sense when you read it by role, not by alphabetical path order:

  • data/ holds source capture, normalization, and review material
  • docs/report/ holds generated public bundles and review packets
  • docs/public/pollenomics-data/ explains what those tracked files mean

Main Areas

Area What lives there Why it matters
data/aadr/ human ancient DNA release material release-based human context
data/adna/ animal aDNA governance, normalized species data, and final atlas inputs sample-backed animal evidence chain
data/landclim/ pollen sequence and REVEALS context environmental background
data/neotoma/ paleoecological pollen context environmental comparison and extension
data/sead/ environmental archaeology context archaeology and environmental support
data/raa/ Swedish archaeology context Sweden-specific archaeology framing
data/boundaries/ country and region framing geometry filtering and scope clarity
docs/report/ generated world, regional, and country publication bundles public-facing outputs

The Animal aDNA Tree

The data/adna/ tree is where species-centered animal ancient DNA recovery becomes inspectable. It is split so you can tell the difference between governance work, species-level normalized evidence, and final atlas-facing publication inputs.

  • data/adna/final/ holds the atlas- and publication-facing outputs derived from the governed animal evidence chain.
  • data/adna/species/equus_caballus/ tracks horse recovery and review files.
  • data/adna/species/bos_taurus/ tracks cattle recovery and review files.
  • data/adna/species/canis_lupus_familiaris/ tracks dog recovery and review files.
  • data/adna/species/camelus_dromedarius/ tracks camel recovery and review files.
  • data/adna/species/rangifer_tarandus/ tracks reindeer recovery and review files.
  • data/adna/species/equus_asinus/ tracks donkey recovery and review files.
  • data/adna/species/felis_catus/ tracks cat recovery and review files.

Those species roots matter because the repository does not treat animal ancient DNA as one flat pile of records. Each species keeps its own recovery, review, and publication posture visible.

How To Use This Page

Start with the handbook pages when your question is about meaning. Use this page when your question is about exact file locations. The tree becomes much easier to read once the roles of source, evidence, review, and publication are already clear.