C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - Beta-107749 | Canmore

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

Beta-107749

A piece of alder stem wood with axe mark (small find 349) from base of peat, possibly the base of context 257

Canmore ID 17984

Map Number NJ56SW

Site type Settlement (Period Unassigned), Carnyx (Period Unassigned)

Site number 16

NGR 352130 863470

Council 300

County 05

Parish DESKFORD

Lab Analysis ID Beta-107749

Material Dated Wood (alnus)

Researcher Hunter, F

Sponsor NMS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 410 bp +/-40

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 1540 +/-40

Completed by Beta Analytic, USA

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore