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C14 Radiocarbon Dating - Sample - SUERC-7921

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Scottish Radiocarbon Database

SUERC-7921

Bone apatite from a piece of cremated human bone (Sample 6) from the black loose lower fill 085 of Cist 055, below a possible capstone.

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-7921

Material Dated Bone, human (homo sapiens)

Sponsor HS

Uncalibrated date bp +/- error 3305 bp +/-50

Uncalibrated date ad/bc +/- error 1355 bc +/-50

Delta -25.2

Calibration program used No

Calibration curve used No

From information compiled by Patrick Ashmore