Site types
Cave and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
032.730° N, 034.980° E
Coordinates (DMS)
032° 43' 00" E, 034° 58' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Israel (IL)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (19)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Hv-2597 charcoal NA 14C 7730±115 BP Ronen 1973, 62 Weninger 2022
Hv-3368 charcoal NA 14C 9395±130 BP Ronen 1973, 62 Weninger 2022
KN-1336 charcoal NA 14C 9120±85 BP Weninger 2022
Pta-2827 bone NA 14C 10960±390 BP Weninger 2022
Hv-2597 charcoal NA NA 7730±115 BP Ronen 1973, Gopher 1985
KN-I 336 charcoal NA NA 9120±85 BP Gopher 1985, Kuijt and Bar-Yosef 1994
Hv-3368 charcoal NA NA 9395±130 BP Ronen 1973, Gopher 1985
Pta-2827 bone NA NA 10960±390 BP Ronen 1984
Hv-4074 charcoal NA NA 12250±65 BP Ronen 1984
Hv-2597 Layer V; V top; level V; hearth charcoal NA NA 7730±115 BP Weinstein 1984; Benz 2014; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
Hv-3368 Layer V; level V; hearth charcoal NA NA 9395±130 BP Weinstein 1984; Benz 2014; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
KN-1336 Layer 5;terrace; level V; terrace charcoal NA NA 9120±85 BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
KNI-366 Layer V NA NA 9120±85 BP Edwards et al. 2004; Benz 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
Hv-2597 charcoal NA NA 7730±115 BP Ronen 1973 62 Bird et al. 2022
Hv-3368 charcoal NA NA 9395±130 BP Ronen 1973 62 Bird et al. 2022
Hv-4074 charcoal NA NA 12250±65 BP Ronen 1984 Bird et al. 2022
KN-1336 charcoal NA NA 9120±85 BP CALPAL; Flohretal2016 Bird et al. 2022
KN-I 336 charcoal NA NA 9120±85 BP Gopher 1985 Kuijt and Bar-Yosef 1994 Bird et al. 2022
Pta-2827 bone NA NA 10960±390 BP CALPAL; CONTEXT; Flohretal2016 Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (14)

Classification Estimated age References
Neolithic NA Ronen 1973, 62
Neo. NA NA
Epipalaeolithic NA Ronen 1973, 62
final Natufian/ begin PPNA NA NA
Neolithic NA NA
Epipalaeolithic NA NA
PN NA Ronen 1973, Gopher 1985
Neo. NA NA
PN NA Gopher 1985, Kuijt and Bar-Yosef 1994
Neo. NA NA
EP NA Ronen 1973, Gopher 1985
final Natufian/ Begin PPNA NA NA
EP NA Ronen 1984
EP NA Ronen 1984

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{Ronen 1973, 62,
  
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@misc{Ronen 1973, Gopher 1985,
  
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@misc{Gopher 1985, Kuijt and Bar-Yosef 1994,
  
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@misc{Ronen 1984,
  
}
@misc{Weinstein 1984; Benz 2014; Flohr et al. 2016,
  
}
@misc{CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016,
  
}
@misc{Edwards et al. 2004; Benz 2014,
  
}
@misc{Ronen 1973 62,
  
}
@misc{CALPAL; Flohretal2016,
  
}
@misc{Gopher 1985 Kuijt and Bar-Yosef 1994,
  
}
@misc{CALPAL; CONTEXT; Flohretal2016,
  
}
@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}
}
@misc{CONTEXT,
  url = {http://context-database.uni-koeln.de/index.php},
  note = {Schyle, D. & Böhner, U. 2006. Near Eastern radiocarbon CONTEXT database. https://doi.org/10.1594/GFZ.CONTEXT.ED1}
}
@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}
}
@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}
}
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:bibtex_key: Ronen 1984
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:bibtex_key: Weinstein 1984; Benz 2014; Flohr et al. 2016
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:bibtex_key: CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016
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:bibtex_key: Ronen 1973 62
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:bibtex_key: Gopher 1985 Kuijt and Bar-Yosef 1994
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  :bibtex_type: :misc
  :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}"
---
- :bibtex_key: CONTEXT
  :bibtex_type: :misc
  :url: "{http://context-database.uni-koeln.de/index.php}"
  :note: "{Schyle, D. & Böhner, U. 2006. Near Eastern radiocarbon CONTEXT database.
    https://doi.org/10.1594/GFZ.CONTEXT.ED1}"
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  :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}"
---
- :bibtex_key: p3k14c
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :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}"

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