The Phoenician-Punic Micro-Islands Project: An Open-Access Geospatial Corpus for Mediterranean Archaeology

This dataset documents 125 micro-islands (≤20 km²) with evidence of Phoenician-Punic activity across the Mediterranean-Atlantic region, offering a systematic geospatial corpus for studying ancient insularity. Data were collected through archival research, satellite imagery analysis, and non-invasive fieldwork, with coordinates cross-referenced against historical cartography and archaeological reports. Stored in .csv, .kml, and .pdf formats, the dataset includes geographic boundaries, site descriptions, and temporal spans (12th c. BCE–4th c. CE). An interactive digital atlas (Google MyMaps) enhances accessibility. The resource supports interdisciplinary reuse, enabling studies of Phoenician-Punic settlement patterns, sacred landscapes, and trade networks, while serving as a baseline for comparative island archaeology and cultural geography.