The database of Late Pleistocene and Holocene paleoarchives in the Perm Kama region – PaleoPerm

The PaleoPerm database is based on published and forthcoming studies of the natural history in the Perm Kama region during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. A total of 53 publications were studied including scientific articles, monographs, dissertations, departmental reports, stock materials was carried out. The earliest publication was published in 1926. The database represents a compilation of information about paleoarchives: peatland, lacustrine, alluvial, cultural, polygenetic sediments and cover loams. Each archive is characterized by more than 20 parameters including name, study area, geographical and morphometric characteristics, information on dating and the range of analyzes performed, reference to primary source etc. Today, the database consists of 124 paleoarchives. In addition, their location and characteristics are provided in the GIS layer. Furthermore, we describe the collected materials according to the chronology, the stage of publication process, the contribution of different research groups, the depths of the studied cores, the sediment dating, genesis and spatial distribution. We include a brief review of the history of paleogeographic and palynological studies of the Perm region. Future development of PaleoPerm includes further update of content of the database, correction of inaccuracies, expanding the range of data and creation an English version. PaleoPerm materials are available at the link - https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19149824.v3