C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-4412

Assorted fragments of human cranial bones from Burial 8 Burial 8 was the partial remains of skeleton found in the base of an unlined grave pit c. 1.9x1.3m in surface extent and 0.7m deep, sealed below a sand/gravel/stone fill. The grave pit was cut by a later ditch. The measurement was a repeat of GU-10821 (1685+/-50) and confirms the original analysis.

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-4412

Material Dated Bone, human (homo sapiens)

Researcher Dunwell, A J

Sponsor Historic Scotland

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 1705 bp +/-40

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error ad 245 +/-40

Delta -23.6

Completed by Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre

Calibration program used OxCal 3.10