C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-7919

Bone apatite from a piece of cremated human bone (Sample 4) from a homogenous ashy deposit 095, full of charcoal and cremated bone and filling Cist 089. The cist was excavated in three spits (090, 092 and 095). The fill 095 was overlain by a very compact dark brown silty loam 048.

Canmore ID 2035

Map Number HY31NW

Site type Barrow(S) (Bronze Age), Cist (Early Bronze Age), Cremation (Early Bronze Age), Hearth (Neolithic), House (Neolithic), Bead(S) (Amber)(Early Bronze Age), Disc(S) (Gold)(Early Bronze Age)

Site number 42

NGR 334200 1017400

Council 330

County 22

Parish BIRSAY AND HARRAY

Lab Analysis ID SUERC-7919

Material Dated Bone, human (homo sapiens)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 3370 bp +/-50

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 1420 bc +/-50

Delta -22.7

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No