C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-52513

A femur ( #18) from a fully articulated adult female skeleton 2611 buried in the fill 2613 of a pit 2612 dug into sterile sand and sealed by the first floor layer 2211 of House 1370 (the 108429rthern roundhouse in Area A). It is interpreted as a foundation deposit for the row of roundhouses, contemporary with burials 2638, 2727 and 2792. The corpse of this woman may have been curated for a time prior to deposition on account of the drawn teeth found in her hands. PROBLEM: As of 2009, the calibration is uncertain because the marine effect varies (Ascough PhD)

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-52513

Material Dated Bone, human (homo sapiens)

Researcher Parker Pearson 2002

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2950 bp +/-35

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 1000 bc +/-35

Delta -18.2

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

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10