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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1158
GU-1158
Human skeletal material in a long cist (CS 77/F 12) filled with dark brown sandy loam 0.4-0.5m below ground surface.
Canmore ID 50730
Map Number NT17SW
Site type Long Cist Cemetery (Early Medieval)
Site number 2
NGR 314920 674320
Council 230
County 19
Parish KIRKLISTON (CITY OF EDINBURGH/MIDLOTHIAN)
Lab Analysis ID GU-1158
Material Dated bone, human (homo sapiens)
Researcher Cowie 1978, 199-200
Sponsor Historic Scotland
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 1550 bp +/-70
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 400 +/-70
Delta -21.3
Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Calibration program used OxCal 3.10
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore
