C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1410

Human bone from remains of a crouched burial (DB78 SB/8) at the bottom of a rubble and gravel filled oval pit in the cemetery.

Canmore ID 58802

Map Number NT77NW

Site type Cist(S) (Prehistoric), Inhumation(S) (Prehistoric), Palisaded Enclosure (Prehistoric), Pit (Prehistoric), Ring Groove House(S) (Prehistoric), Beaker (Pottery)(Bronze Age), Food Vessel (Pottery)(Prehistoric), Knife (Bronze Age), Scraper (Tool) (Prehistoric)

Site number 18

NGR 372380 675470

Council 210

County 12

Parish DUNBAR

Lab Analysis ID GU-1410

Material Dated bone, human (homo sapiens)

Researcher Triscott 1982

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2415 bp +/-80

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 465 bc +/-80

Delta -20.9

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10