C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-2096
SUERC-2096
A piece of hazel charcoal (Sample 2655(date2)) from an early Neolithic pit fill 6725, sealed by a layer of peat, and located directly beneath the henge bank. The pit was cut into sandy subsoil and filled with sandy soil. It contained a rich artefact assemblage, including sherds from several vessels, flints, and a flake from a stone axe. The backfilling of the pit was deliberate and if the fragments of charcoal and nut shell were from firewood, it is unlikely that they were very old when they entered this matrix.
Canmore ID 65681
Map Number NX97SE
Site type Henge (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age), Ard
Site number 13
NGR 295386 572133
Council 170
County 17
Parish TROQUEER (KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE)
Lab Analysis ID SUERC-2096
Material Dated Charcoal (Corylus avellana)
Sponsor HS
Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 4875 bp +/-35
Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 2925 bc +/-35
Delta -26.1
Calibration program used No
Calibration curve used No
From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore