C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-1943

Animal bone from the fill (very dark brown clayey earth packed with midden material) of a robber trench (Context 235 TQ83) of Phase X episode B, formed when structure 2A was partially dismantled, before the building of structure 2B.

Canmore ID 2822

Map Number HY44SE

Site type Midden (Viking) - (Norse), Settlement (Viking) - (Norse)

Site number 5

NGR 345460 1043130

Council 330

County 22

Parish WESTRAY

Lab Analysis ID GU-1943

Material Dated bone, animal (n.i.)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 700 bp +/-50

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 1250 +/-50

Delta -21.5

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No