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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - AA-53162
AA-53162
One fragment of charcoal (identified as Alnus sp.) from the fill of a subrectangular stone-lined pit adjacent to a building. The fill was rich in charcoal and sealed by a root-turbated layer.
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-53162
Material Dated Charcoal
Sponsor Sir Robert Smith
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 1480 bp +/-35
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 470 +/-35
Delta -26.8
Calibration program used No
Calibration curve used No
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore
