C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-4069

Fragments of the right humerus and left radius of Burial 2, substantial but incomplete, found laid on its left side, flexed, with its head to north sealed below sand/gravel/stone fill on the base of an unlined pit, 1.5x1.1m surface extent and 1.0m deep. The measurement was a repeat of GU-10815 (2265+/-50 and shows that the original analysis GU-10815 should be ignored.

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 SUERC-4069

Material Dated Bone, human (homo sapiens)

Researcher Dunwell, A J

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 2435 bp +/-35

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 485 bc +/-35

Delta -21.1

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10