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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-48435
AA-48435
A charred barley grain (Sample 201B) from a layer of dark brown/black silty soil (Context TLSP 1999 C605), believed to be a buried soil horizon derived from dumps of occupation material, sealed beneath a series of soil deposits and also the inner rampart. The layer lies immediately over bedrock.. See also AA-48433 (2755+/-59) and AA-48434 (2740+/-65) from the same context.
Canmore ID 56374
Map Number NT57SE
Site type Fort (Prehistoric)
Site number 1
NGR 358000 674700
Council 210
County 12
Parish PRESTONKIRK
Lab Analysis ID AA-48435
Material Dated Charred grain (hordeum spp)
Researcher Dunwell, A
Sponsor Historic Scotland
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2970 bp +/-60
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 1020 bc +/-60
Delta -25.3
Completed by National Science Foundation Radiocarbon Facility University of Arizona, USA
Calibration program used OxCal 3.10
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore
