Site types
Settlement and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
031.040° N, 046.100° E
Coordinates (DMS)
031° 02' 00" E, 046° 06' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Iraq (IQ)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (15)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
BM-64 Royal cemetery, Skeleton of Mes-kalamdug bone Homo sapiens NA 3920±150 BP 4823–3934 cal BP CalPal Palmisano et al. 2022
BM-70 Royal cemetery bone NA NA 4030±150 BP 4866–4085 cal BP CalPal Palmisano et al. 2022
BM-76 Skeleton of Pu-abi bone NA NA 3390±150 BP 4083–3257 cal BP CalPal Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-33848 Royal cemetery, grave, coffin wood wood Cedrus libani NA 4166±32 BP 4830–4581 cal BP Wencel 2018 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-34011 Royal cemetery, grave, coffin wood wood Cedrus libani NA 4211±32 BP 4849–4624 cal BP Wencel 2018 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-X-2685-8 Royal cemetery, grave tooth Homo sapiens NA 3992±36 BP 4569–4359 cal BP Wencel 2018 Palmisano et al. 2022
P-724 Royal cemetery wood NA NA 3959±50 BP 4526–4245 cal BP CalPal; Hritz et al. 2012 Palmisano et al. 2022
BM-64 NA bone Homo sapiens 14C 3920±150 BP 4823–3934 cal BP Barker and Mackey 1961, 43 Weninger 2022
BM-70 NA bone Homo sapiens 14C 4030±150 BP 4866–4085 cal BP Barker and Mackey 1961, 43 Weninger 2022
BM-76 NA bone NA 14C 3390±150 BP 4083–3257 cal BP Barker and Mackey 1961, 43 Weninger 2022
P-724 NA wood NA 14C 3959±50 BP 4526–4245 cal BP Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, 190 Weninger 2022
BM-64 NA bone NA NA 3920±150 BP 4823–3934 cal BP Barker and Mackey 1961 43 Bird et al. 2022
BM-70 NA bone NA NA 4030±150 BP 4866–4085 cal BP Barker and Mackey 1961 43 Bird et al. 2022
BM-76 NA bone NA NA 3390±150 BP 4083–3257 cal BP Barker and Mackey 1961 43 Bird et al. 2022
P-724 NA wood NA NA 3959±50 BP 4526–4245 cal BP Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965 190 Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (4)

Classification Estimated age References
Bronze Age NA Barker and Mackey 1961, 43
Bronze Age NA Barker and Mackey 1961, 43
Bronze Age NA Barker and Mackey 1961, 43
Bronze Age NA Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, 190

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

  • No bibliographic information available. [CalPal]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965, 190]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Barker and Mackey 1961, 43]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Wencel 2018]
  • No bibliographic information available. [CalPal; Hritz et al. 2012]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Barker and Mackey 1961 43]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965 190]
  • 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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@misc{Wencel 2018,
  
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@misc{CalPal; Hritz et al. 2012,
  
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@misc{Barker and Mackey 1961 43,
  
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@misc{Stuckenrath and Ralph 1965 190,
  
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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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    research on human population ecology and the evolution of social-ecological systems
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    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
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    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
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