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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - GU-3825

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

GU-3825

Cattle bone (FIND No 206) from stone rubble (F49) with a concentration of animal bones in a matrix of grey white sand. The bone should post date the stone wall F48. On stratigraphical evidence, the wall is later than the boat burial.

Canmore ID 3494

Map Number HY64NE

Site type Inhumation(S) (Viking), Mound (Viking), Ship Burial (Viking)

Site number 7

NGR 367800 1045840

Council 330

County 22

Parish CROSS AND BURNESS

Lab Analysis ID GU-3825

Material Dated bone, animal (bos)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 1510 bp +/-50

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 440 +/-50

Delta -21.5

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore