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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-24960

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

AA-24960

A single piece of hazel charcoal from a layer of dark brown soil with abundant ard marks commonly filled with charcoal rich material, which seems to be associated with dilapidation of the chambered cairn. See also AA-24961, AA-24962 and AA-24963

Canmore ID 4156

Map Number NB23SW

Site type Avenue (Neolithic), Chambered Cairn (Neolithic), Stone Circle (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age), Stone Row(S) (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age)

Site number 1

NGR 121300 933017

Council 410

County 26

Parish UIG

Lab Analysis ID AA-24960

Material Dated charcoal (Corylus avellana)

Researcher Ashmore 1997

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 4205 bp +/-50

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2255 bc +/-50

Delta -25.4

Completed by National Science Foundation Radiocarbon Facility University of Arizona, USA

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore