Site types
Settlement and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
031.180° N, 034.580° E
Coordinates (DMS)
031° 10' 00" E, 034° 34' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Israel (IL)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (109)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
OxA-2513 IV NA NA NA 5710±140 BP 6850–6209 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2520 Final Shiqmim;Subter.Room 3, hearth, L320-B728. charcoal NA NA 5060±140 BP 6186–5482 cal BP Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2521 Early Shiqmim;Phase III, altar, L.3053-B.49; 97/89/L.3053-B.Z349 charcoal NA NA 5530±130 BP 6627–5999 cal BP ORAU; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2522 97/89/L.017-B.0124 charcoal NA NA 5600±130 BP 6726–6015 cal BP Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2523 Early Shiqmim;Phase IV, pit 3075-B.Z251; 97/89/L.3075-B.Z251 seeds (charred) NA NA 5710±140 BP 6850–6209 cal BP Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2524 Early Shiqmim;Subterr room 7, floor L.3312-B.833; 97/89/L.3312-B.Z833 charcoal NA NA 5650±140 BP 6786–6122 cal BP Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2525 Early Shiqmim;phase III altar, L.3053-B.173; 97/89/L.3053-B.Z173 charcoal (twig) NA NA 5385±130 BP 6441–5901 cal BP Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
OxA-2526 Early Shiqmim;Phase IV, pit L.3075-B.Z251; 97/89/L.3075/B.Z251 grain (charred) Poaceae NA 5540±150 BP 6661–5994 cal BP Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1317 Locus 3264/Z650,Subterranean Room 1; L3294/Z750, underground subroom (SR) I near basalt bowl charcoal NA NA 5330±50 BP 6275–5947 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1318 loci 3262/Z617, fill to Subterranean Room 1,tunnel fill; L3262/Z617, tunnel fill leadig into SRI, near surface charcoal NA NA 5240±65 BP 6197–5900 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1319 L.3513/Z874, fill in Subterranean Room SR 9, subphase bII; Subphase bII; L3313/Z874, cultural fill in underground room SR9 charcoal NA NA 5450±60 BP 6393–6015 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1321 L.3327/Z902, from floor of u'ground room phase bII; Subphase bII; L3327/Z902, from floor of underground room SR9 charcoal NA NA 5570±65 BP 6490–6220 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1322 Subterr.room 8, L.3304/839; Subphase aII; L3304/Z839, sterile layer in underground room SR8 charcoal NA NA 5190±75 BP 6185–5747 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1326 L.3312/Z833, from floor in u-ground room RSR7, phase II; Phase II; L3312/Z833, from floor of underground room SR7 charcoal NA NA 5420±50 BP 6304–6010 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1328 Phase Iib; L3281/Z695, underground room SRII charcoal NA NA 5520±60 BP 6440–6199 cal BP Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1329 Subterranean Room III floor charcoal NA NA 4260±80 BP 5041–4531 cal BP CalPal Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1330 Locus 393/Z744, from pit in SR6/7, subphase c, dll; Subphase c, dII; L3293/Z744, pit in underground room SR6/7 charcoal NA NA 5300±60 BP 6268–5934 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1332 fill Subterranean Room 6 bII charcoal NA NA 4700±80 BP 5594–5145 cal BP CalPal Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1334 L.3335/Z913, u'ground room subphase cIII; Subphase CIII; L3335/Z913, fill in underground room SR10 charcoal NA NA 5590±60 BP 6488–6290 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
RT-1335 E.434-B.7308, from bw walls of possible fill altar 2; L434/B7308, from between walls of possible Altar 2 charcoal NA NA 5370±65 BP 6287–5999 cal BP CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (71)

Classification Estimated age References
Chalcolithic NA Housley 1994, 65
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001
Shiqmim NA NA
Chalcolithic NA Lovell 2001

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

  • No bibliographic information available. [CalPal]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Lovell 2001]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Garfinkel 1999]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Housley 1994]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Housley 1994, 65]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Flohr et al. 2016]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Braun et al. 2013]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Burton and Levy 2011]
  • No bibliographic information available. [CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Gilead 1988]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016]
  • No bibliographic information available. [ORAU; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016]
  • No bibliographic information available. [Housley 1994 65]
  • 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]
  • http://context-database.uni-koeln.de/index.php [CONTEXT]
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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}
}
@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}
}
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:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Lovell 2001
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Garfinkel 1999
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Housley 1994
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Housley 1994, 65
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:bibtex_key: Flohr et al. 2016
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Braun et al. 2013
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Burton and Levy 2011
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Gilead 1988
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Housley 1994; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: ORAU; CalPal; Flohr et al. 2016
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: Housley 1994 65
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
- :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}"
---
- :bibtex_key: NERD
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :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}"
---
- :bibtex_key: CalPal
  :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}"

Changelog