C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-46647

A charred barley grain (Sample A) from a deposit of burnt cereal grain (Context 19) overlying a bed of roughly laid flagstones which appears to be stone base of a hearth. sealed by rubble from the collapsed souterrain roof. The barley is interpreted as being charred during deliberate drying of newly harvested Charred grain. See also AA-46648 (1105+/-40) from the same context. The publication quotes the date as GU-9717

Canmore ID 183018

Map Number NO25SE

Site type Souterrain (Prehistoric)

Site number 55

NGR 327926 750460

Council 340

County 24

Parish ALYTH

Lab Analysis ID AA-46647

Material Dated Charred grain (hordeum spp)

Researcher Coleman, R and Hunter, F 2002

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 1120 bp +/-35

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 830 +/-35

Delta -23.7

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

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10