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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-53161
AA-53161
One carbonised charred hazel nut shell from the fill of a pit. The pit fill was rich in charcoal and industrial debris and sealed by a sandy silt containing abundant fragments of slate (some inscribed), charcoal and occasional pieces of slag.
Canmore ID 40268
Map Number NS05NW
Site type Architectural Fragment (Medieval), Burial Ground (Medieval), Chapel (Medieval), Cist(S) (Medieval)
Site number 2
NGR 202372 659635
Council 130
County 07
Parish NORTH BUTE
Lab Analysis ID AA-53161
Material Dated Charred hazel nut shell (Corylus avellana)
Sponsor Sir Robert Smith
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 1450 bp +/-95
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 500 +/-95
Delta -24.8
Calibration program used No
Calibration curve used No
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore
