Nordic Evidence Surface Map Publication Contract¶
Nordic is the regional detail surface. It keeps the shared human and animal evidence layers, then adds Nordic-only environmental, archaeology, boundary, and fieldwork overlays that remain interpretable at this scale.
Engine Decision¶
One shared map document engine serves every published scope. Scope differences must be encoded in governed bounds, layer eligibility, default basemap, and reader caveats rather than hidden in separate renderer forks.
Scope Posture¶
- Scope key:
nordic - Scope kind:
region - Parent scope:
europe_plus - Default basemap:
street - Default distance circle diameter:
20 km
The opening extent stays tight on Nordic countries so lake, site, and archaeology context reads as map content rather than background noise.
Layer Inventory¶
| Layer | Publication role | Source | Coverage posture | Visible records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AADR-v66 aDNA samples | shared_world_scale_layer |
Allen Ancient DNA Resource | Country assignment follows the AADR political entity field. | 1231 |
| Fieldwork documentation | scope_specific_overlay |
Bijux fieldwork | Observed sampling location documented on 2026-02-26 at Lyngsjön Lake. | 1 |
| LandClim pollen sites | scope_specific_overlay |
LandClim | Pollen sequences staged from the LandClim normalization bundle. | 490 |
| Neotoma pollen sites | scope_specific_overlay |
Neotoma | Pollen and paleoecology sites staged from the Neotoma normalization bundle. | 193 |
| SEAD sites | scope_specific_overlay |
SEAD | Environmental archaeology sites staged from the SEAD normalization bundle. | 2069 |
| Sweden archaeology site discovery | scope_specific_overlay |
SEAD with RAÄ density context | Every geolocated Swedish SEAD site, represented by each linked numeric chronology interval or by one explicitly unresolved temporal record. | 9727 |
| Cattle aDNA site evidence (wild or progenitor context) | shared_world_scale_layer |
Tracked animal aDNA localities | Mapped animal features staged from traceable evidence rows built from species-owned sample, site, coordinate, and citation surfaces. | 4 |
| Sheep aDNA site evidence (domesticated core) | shared_world_scale_layer |
Tracked animal aDNA localities | Mapped animal features staged from traceable evidence rows built from species-owned sample, site, coordinate, and citation surfaces. | 2 |
| Pig aDNA site evidence (domesticated core) | shared_world_scale_layer |
Tracked animal aDNA localities | Mapped animal features staged from traceable evidence rows built from species-owned sample, site, coordinate, and citation surfaces. | 2 |
| Cattle source-sample chronology | shared_world_scale_layer |
Governed animal project sample chronology | 5 |
|
| Goat source-sample chronology | shared_world_scale_layer |
Governed animal project sample chronology | 0 |
|
| Horse source-sample chronology | shared_world_scale_layer |
Governed animal project sample chronology | 3 |
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| Cat source-sample chronology | shared_world_scale_layer |
Governed animal project sample chronology | 0 |
|
| Sheep source-sample chronology | shared_world_scale_layer |
Governed animal project sample chronology | 4 |
|
| Pig source-sample chronology | shared_world_scale_layer |
Governed animal project sample chronology | 2 |
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| Neotoma sample pollen-presence context | scope_specific_overlay |
Neotoma | Dated source samples with positive reported pollen observations; not reviewed pollen-sum events. | 9988 |
| Neotoma literal ecological codes | scope_specific_overlay |
Neotoma | Literal source ecological codes without cross-source equivalence or propagation claims. | 25165 |
| Neotoma exact source taxa | scope_specific_overlay |
Neotoma | Exact source taxon identities without accepted ecological classification or propagation claims. | 215751 |
| Country boundaries | region_filtered_layer |
Natural Earth country boundaries | Published country outlines used for framing and scope-aware map filtering. | 4 |
| LandClim REVEALS time-window grids | scope_specific_overlay |
LandClim | Time-window-specific REVEALS grid estimates from published LandClim PANGAEA datasets. | 2515 |
Filter Surfaces¶
- Country filters
- Layer toggles
- Search
- Time window
- Distance circles
- Basemap switch
- Accepted scientific comparison when qualified classifications are available
- Neotoma source-sample, literal-code, and exact-label chronology
- Oldest-to-present BP window navigation and playback
- PANGAEA 937075 exact-window modeled context
- Modeled-context visible-frame export
- Animal species focus when animal layers are present
- Animal scope when animal layers are present
- Animal coordinate confidence when animal layers are present
- Animal temporal windows when animal layers are present
- Nordic animal leads only when animal layers are present
Legend Sections¶
- Human evidence markers
- Animal evidence markers when present
- Context overlay symbols
- Density ramp when archaeology density is visible
- Nordic environmental context markers
- Nordic boundary and archaeology overlays
- Fieldwork documentation marker when checked-in gallery media is present
Caveats¶
- Nordic-specific overlays describe the current Nordic recovery slice and must not be generalized outward.
- Animal points can remain visible even when their Nordic relevance is regional rather than one exact country.
- Approximate or inferred coordinates remain visible with explicit warnings instead of being silently dropped.