The present article introduces Zanadamu, a comprehensive geo-temporal-referenced dataset that amalgamates all published stable isotope carbon and oxygen measurements on tooth enamel from African hominins, dated between 4.4 and 0.005 Ma. Zanadamu serves as a research tool for investigating hominin evolution by facilitating the examination of how different hominin species explored food resources and interacted with their local paleoenvironments. The dataset is structured in a machine-readable format, and its metadata organization allows for facile statistical analyses and comparisons with other types of isotopic records, including ancient and modern humans and other primates. Zanadamu is part of the AfriArch data initiative, which aims at compiling datasets for the study of ancient Africa. This an active initiative, and we strive to update Zanadamu as novel data becomes available.

Arne Faculty of Arts Masaryk University Nováka 1 602 00 Brno střed Czechia

Climate Change and History Research Initiative Princeton University Princeton USA

Department of Archaeology Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Kahlaische Strasse 10 07745 Jena Germany

Department of History Geography and Communication Universidad De Burgos Paseo de Comendadores s n 09001 Burgos Spain

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