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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-16641

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

SUERC-16641

A piece of cremated bone from kerb cairn 1, from central area, in the backfill of a 19th century pit and in the sealed basal layer of cairn material containing cremated bone and charcoal from an area where a cremation pyre is suspected to have existed.

Canmore ID 23205

Map Number NM92NW

Site type Kerb Cairn (Later Prehistoric)

Site number 7

NGR 190778 728950

Council 130

County 03

Parish KILMORE AND KILBRIDE

Lab Analysis ID SUERC-16641

Material Dated bone, human (homo sapiens)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2930 bp +/-35

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 980 bc +/-35

Delta -23.8

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore