C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-48603

Human permanent molar (3473) from the fill (1320) of a robber pit (1319) cut into the of House 801(south roundhouse). The pit is sealed by a deep fill layer (412) and cuts the floor (1150) and abandonment fills (429) of House 801. The tooth is 108429t shed but most likely comes from a decayed mandible which may have been disturbed during the robbing. South Uist Human Remains Project Sample 24

Canmore ID 108429

Map Number NF72SW

Site type Cremation Cemetery (Prehistoric), House (Period Unassigned), Roundhouse(S) (Prehistoric), Settlement (Period Unassigned)

Site number 17

NGR 73138 821977

Council 410

County 14

Parish SOUTH UIST

Lab Analysis ID AA-48603

Material Dated Tooth, human (homo sapiens)

Researcher Parker Pearson 2002

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 3170 bp +/-50

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 1220 bc +/-50

Delta -19.4

Delta15N relative to air  10.5

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

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10