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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-50690

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

AA-50690

A piece of hazel charcoal (SFS77 S 1102A) securely stratified within C7717, a shell midden at the western side of a small cave lying halfway down a cliff-face the shelter, well within the drip line. The stratigraphy was deep and contained 7 well defined contexts.

Canmore ID 192542

Map Number NG74SW

Site type Rock Shelter(S) (Period Unassigned)

Site number 41

NGR 170500 842170

Council 270

County 26

Parish APPLECROSS

Lab Analysis ID AA-50690

Material Dated Charcoal (Corylus avellana)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2365 bp +/-55

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 415 bc +/-55

Delta -26.2

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore