Site types
Settlement and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
029.849° N, 052.966° E
Coordinates (DMS)
029° 50' 00" E, 052° 57' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Iran (IR)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (40)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
AA-56409 Level 3a; Level 2; MS-K11-3a; Level 3a; MS-K11-3a bone Animalia NA 7347±71 BP 8327–8019 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; Marshall 2012; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
AA-63493 Level 22 (basal); Level 22 (basal); above virgin soil bone/charcoal NA NA 7707±76 BP 8633–8375 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; Marshall 2012; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
Beta-207563 Level 17; burnt surface grain (charred) Poaceae NA 7220±40 BP 8169–7957 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; Marshall 2012; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
Beta-210984 Level 12; occupational debris seeds (charred) NA NA 7250±40 BP 8171–7977 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; Marshall 2012; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TK-571 Level 3; MS-L12-3a; level 3; MS-L12-3a charcoal NA NA 7270±80 BP 8310–7936 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13814 Level 3; MS-K12-3; level 3; MS-K11-3 charcoal NA NA 7410±35 BP 8334–8175 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13815 Level 3; MS-K11-3; level 3; MS-K11-3 charcoal NA NA 7455±35 BP 8345–8190 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13816 Level 3; MS-K12-3a; level 3; MS-K12-3a charcoal NA NA 7420±40 BP 8340–8177 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13817 Level 2; MS-L11-2a1; level 2; MS-L11-2a1 charcoal NA NA 7425±35 BP 8335–8181 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13818 Level 4; MS-L11-4; level 4; MS-L11-4 charcoal NA NA 7370±30 BP 8316–8037 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13819 Level 2;MS-L12-2a1/2/3; level 2; MS-L12-2a1/2/3 charcoal NA NA 7370±35 BP 8319–8036 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13820 Level 2; MS-L12-2b1; level 2; MS-L12-2b1 charcoal NA NA 7330±35 BP 8185–8031 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
TKa-13821 Level 1, MS-L12-1b (Room 8); level 1; MS-L12-1b, room 8 charcoal NA NA 7270±150 BP 8378–7794 cal BP Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
AA-56409 NA bone Animalia 14C 7347±71 BP 8327–8019 cal BP Nishiaki 2010 Weninger 2022
AA-63493 NA bone NA 14C 7707±76 BP 8633–8375 cal BP Marshall 2012 Weninger 2022
Beta-207563 NA seed/fruit NA 14C 7220±40 BP 8169–7957 cal BP Nishiaki 2010 Weninger 2022
Beta-210984 NA seed/fruit NA 14C 7250±40 BP 8171–7977 cal BP Nishiaki 2010 Weninger 2022
TK-34 NA soil black soil 14C 8640±120 BP 10143–9432 cal BP Sato et al. 1969, 513 Weninger 2022
TK-35a NA bone NA 14C 3610±110 BP 4239–3591 cal BP Sato et al. 1969, 513 Weninger 2022
TK-35b NA bone NA 14C 6800±600 BP 8984–6396 cal BP Sato et al. 1969, 514 Weninger 2022

typological date Typological dates (15)

Classification Estimated age References
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Sato et al. 1969, 513
Bronze Age NA Sato et al. 1969, 513
Chalcolithic NA Sato et al. 1969, 514
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010
Neolithic NA Nishiaki 2010

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

  • No bibliographic information available. [Marshall 2012]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Nishiaki 2010]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Sato et al. 1969, 513]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Sato et al. 1969, 514]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Nishiaki 2010; Marshall 2012; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016]
  • No bibliographic information available. [CONTEXT; CalPal; Marshall 2012]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Sato et al. 1969; CalPal]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Nishiaki 2010; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016]
  • Bird, D., Miranda, L., Vander Linden, M., Robinson, E., Bocinsky, R. K., Nicholson, C., Capriles, J. M., Finley, J. B., Gayo, E. M., Gil, A., d’Alpoim Guedes, J., Hoggarth, J. A., Kay, A., Loftus, E., Lombardo, U., Mackie, M., Palmisano, A., Solheim, S., Kelly, R. L., & Freeman, J. (2022). P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates. Scientific Data, 9(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7 [p3k14c]
  • Palmisano, A., Bevan, A., Lawrence, D., & Shennan, S. (2022). The NERD Dataset: Near East Radiocarbon Dates between 15,000 and 1,500 Cal. Yr. BP. 10(0), 2. https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.90 [NERD]
  • Weninger, B. (2022). CalPal Edition 2022.9. Zenodo. https://doi.org/1010.5281/zenodo.7422618 [CalPal2022]
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@article{p3k14c,
  title = {P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates},
  author = {Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick and Bocinsky, R. Kyle and Nicholson, Chris and Capriles, José M. and Finley, Judson Byrd and Gayo, Eugenia M. and Gil, Adolfo and d’Alpoim Guedes, Jade and Hoggarth, Julie A. and Kay, Andrea and Loftus, Emma and Lombardo, Umberto and Mackie, Madeline and Palmisano, Alessio and Solheim, Steinar and Kelly, Robert L. and Freeman, Jacob},
  year = {2022},
  month = {jan},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  volume = {9},
  number = {1},
  pages = {27},
  publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
  issn = {2052-4463},
  doi = {10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7},
  abstract = {Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model prehistoric human demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent projects, funded over the past decade, have assembled such databases from multiple regions of the world. These data provide unprecedented potential for comparative research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems across the Earth. However, these databases have been developed using different sample selection criteria, which has resulted in interoperability issues for global-scale, comparative paleo-demographic research and integration with paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental data. We present a synthetic, global-scale archaeological radiocarbon database composed of 180,070 radiocarbon dates that have been cleaned according to a standardized sample selection criteria. This database increases the reusability of archaeological radiocarbon data and streamlines quality control assessments for various types of paleo-demographic research. As part of an assessment of data quality, we conduct two analyses of sampling bias in the global database at multiple scales. This database is ideal for paleo-demographic research focused on dates-as-data, bayesian modeling, or summed probability distribution methodologies.},
  copyright = {2022 The Author(s)},
  langid = {english},
  keywords = {Archaeology,Chemistry},
  month_numeric = {1}
}
@article{NERD,
  title = {The NERD Dataset: Near East Radiocarbon Dates between 15,000 and 1,500 Cal. Yr. BP},
  shorttitle = {The NERD Dataset},
  author = {Palmisano, Alessio and Bevan, Andrew and Lawrence, Dan and Shennan, Stephen},
  date = {2022-02-22},
  volume = {10},
  number = {0},
  pages = {2},
  publisher = {Ubiquity Press},
  issn = {2049-1565},
  doi = {10.5334/joad.90},
  url = {https://openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/joad.90},
  urldate = {2023-09-07},
  abstract = {To our knowledge, the dataset described in this paper represents the largest existing repository of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates for the whole Near East from the Late Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (15,000 – 1,500 cal. yr. BP). It is composed of 11,027 radiocarbon dates from 1,023 sites that have been collected comprehensively by cross-checking multiple sources (extant digital archives and databases, edited volumes, monographs, journals papers, archaeological excavation reports, etc.) under the umbrella of the Leverhulme Trust funded project “Changing the Face of the Mediterranean” and of the ERC project “CLASS – Climate, Landscape, Settlement and Society: Exploring Human-Environment Interaction in the Ancient Near East”. This is an ongoing dataset that will be updated step by step with newly published radiocarbon dates.},
  issue = {0},
  langid = {american},
  file = {/home/joeroe/g/work/library/2022/Palmisano_et_al_2022.pdf}
}
@misc{CalPal,
  title = {CalPal Edition 2022.9},
  author = {Weninger, Bernie},
  year = {2022},
  month = {sep},
  doi = {1010.5281/zenodo.7422618},
  url = {https://zenodo.org/record/7422618},
  abstract = {CalPal is scientific freeware for 14C-based chronological research for Holocene and Palaeolithic Archaeology.},
  copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, Open Access},
  howpublished = {Zenodo},
  month_numeric = {9}
}
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  :author: "{Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick
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  :abstract: "{Archaeologists increasingly use large radiocarbon databases to model
    prehistoric human demography (also termed paleo-demography). Numerous independent
    projects, funded over the past decade, have assembled such databases from multiple
    regions of the world. These data provide unprecedented potential for comparative
    research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems
    across the Earth. However, these databases have been developed using different
    sample selection criteria, which has resulted in interoperability issues for global-scale,
    comparative paleo-demographic research and integration with paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental
    data. We present a synthetic, global-scale archaeological radiocarbon database
    composed of 180,070 radiocarbon dates that have been cleaned according to a standardized
    sample selection criteria. This database increases the reusability of archaeological
    radiocarbon data and streamlines quality control assessments for various types
    of paleo-demographic research. As part of an assessment of data quality, we conduct
    two analyses of sampling bias in the global database at multiple scales. This
    database is ideal for paleo-demographic research focused on dates-as-data, bayesian
    modeling, or summed probability distribution methodologies.}"
  :copyright: "{2022 The Author(s)}"
  :langid: "{english}"
  :keywords: "{Archaeology,Chemistry}"
  :month_numeric: "{1}"
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  :shorttitle: "{The NERD Dataset}"
  :author: "{Palmisano, Alessio and Bevan, Andrew and Lawrence, Dan and Shennan, Stephen}"
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  :publisher: "{Ubiquity Press}"
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  :abstract: "{To our knowledge, the dataset described in this paper represents the
    largest existing repository of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates for the whole Near
    East from the Late Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (15,000 – 1,500 cal. yr. BP).
    It is composed of 11,027 radiocarbon dates from 1,023 sites that have been collected
    comprehensively by cross-checking multiple sources (extant digital archives and
    databases, edited volumes, monographs, journals papers, archaeological excavation
    reports, etc.) under the umbrella of the Leverhulme Trust funded project “Changing
    the Face of the Mediterranean” and of the ERC project “CLASS – Climate, Landscape,
    Settlement and Society: Exploring Human-Environment Interaction in the Ancient
    Near East”. This is an ongoing dataset that will be updated step by step with
    newly published radiocarbon dates.}"
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- :bibtex_key: CalPal
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  :title: "{CalPal Edition 2022.9}"
  :author: "{Weninger, Bernie}"
  :year: "{2022}"
  :month: "{sep}"
  :doi: "{1010.5281/zenodo.7422618}"
  :url: "{https://zenodo.org/record/7422618}"
  :abstract: "{CalPal is scientific freeware for 14C-based chronological research
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  :howpublished: "{Zenodo}"
  :month_numeric: "{9}"

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