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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-21619
AA-21619
Hazel nut shell from Context 17 of Pit 24, a pit used for storing hazel nuts probably capped with earlier material
Canmore ID 74460
Map Number NR39SE
Site type Flint Scatter (Prehistoric)
Site number 99
NGR 138750 693310
Council 130
County 03
Parish COLONSAY AND ORONSAY
Lab Analysis ID AA-21619
Material Dated charred hazel nut shell (Corylus avellana)
Sponsor HS
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 7760 bp +/-55
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 5810 bc +/-55
Delta -24.8
Calibration program used No
Calibration curve used No
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore
