Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
017.500° N, 006.330° E
Coordinates (DMS)
017° 30' 00" E, 006° 19' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Niger (NE)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (20)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
ORSA-v NA NA NA 14C 3385±65 BP 3826–3460 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-251 NA NA NA 14C 3725±200 BP 4792–3498 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-252 NA NA NA 14C 3520±200 BP 4404–3368 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-292 NA NA NA 14C 3325±260 BP 4241–2881 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-295 NA NA NA 14C 3730±200 BP 4794–3562 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-438 NA NA NA 14C 3365±100 BP 3845–3384 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-458 NA NA NA 14C 3830±130 BP 4579–3840 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-660b NA NA NA 14C 4550±130 BP 5572–4864 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-663 NA NA NA 14C 4390±80 BP 5286–4840 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-667a NA NA NA 14C 3810±200 BP 4818–3693 cal BP Manning et al. 2015 Weninger 2022
Pa-0252 NA bone NA NA 3520±120 BP 4145–3482 cal BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022
Pa-0438 NA shell calcite NA NA 3365±100 BP 3845–3384 cal BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022
Pa-0458 NA palaeosol NA NA 3830±130 BP 4579–3840 cal BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022
Pa-0660 NA shell NA NA 4555±130 BP 5574–4865 cal BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022
Pa-0663 NA shell NA NA 4390±80 BP 5286–4840 cal BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022
Pa-1043 NA Human bone Homo sapiens NA 3775±150 BP 4571–3700 cal BP Ozainne S Lespez L Garnier A et al. (2014) A question of timing: spatio-temporal structure and mechanisms of early agriculture expansion in West Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science Elsevier Ltd 50 359–368. Bird et al. 2022
Pa-1054 NA human bone NA NA 3910±150 BP 4821–3929 cal BP Linseele V. (2007) Archaeofaunal remains from the past 4000 years in Sahelian West Africa : Domestic livestock subsistence strategies ans environmental changes. BAR International Series 1658. In : Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 70. 344p. Bird et al. 2022
Pa-251 NA Charcoal NA NA 3725±120 BP 4418–3723 cal BP Ozainne S Lespez L Garnier A et al. (2014) A question of timing: spatio-temporal structure and mechanisms of early agriculture expansion in West Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science Elsevier Ltd 50 359–368. Bird et al. 2022
Pa-292 NA cattle bone NA NA 3325±260 BP 4241–2881 cal BP Linseele V. (2007) Archaeofaunal remains from the past 4000 years in Sahelian West Africa : Domestic livestock subsistence strategies ans environmental changes. BAR International Series 1658. In : Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 70. 344p. Bird et al. 2022
Pa-295 NA Human bone Homo sapiens NA 3730±200 BP 4794–3562 cal BP Ozainne S Lespez L Garnier A et al. (2014) A question of timing: spatio-temporal structure and mechanisms of early agriculture expansion in West Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science Elsevier Ltd 50 359–368. Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (0)

Classification Estimated age References

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references 

@dataset{EUROEVOL,
  title = {The Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe. EUROEVOL Dataset},
  author = {Manning, K. and Timpson, A. and Colledge, S. and Crema, E. and Shennan, S.},
  date = {2015-07-09},
  url = {https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1469811/},
  urldate = {2023-09-07},
  abstract = {This dataset comprises the primary data collected for the Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe project (EUROEVOL), led by Professor Stephen Shennan, UCL. The dataset offers the largest repository of archaeological site and radiocarbon data from Neolithic Europe (4,757 sites and 14,131 radiocarbon samples), dating between the late Mesolithic and Early Bronze Age, as well as the largest collections of archaeobotanical data (>8300 records for 729 different species, genera and families, and the largest collection of animal bone data with >3 million NISP counts and >36,000 biometrics.},
  langid = {english}
}
@misc{Linseele V. (2007) Archaeofaunal remains from the past 4000 years in Sahelian West Africa : Domestic livestock subsistence strategies ans environmental changes. BAR International Series 1658. In : Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 70. 344p.,
  
}
@misc{Ozainne S Lespez L Garnier A et al. (2014) A question of timing: spatio-temporal structure and mechanisms of early agriculture expansion in West Africa. Journal of Archaeological Science Elsevier Ltd 50 359–368.,
  
}
@article{Haour2003,
  title = {One Hundred Years of Archaeology in Niger},
  author = {Haour, Anne C.},
  date = {2003-06-01},
  journaltitle = {Journal of World Prehistory},
  shortjournal = {Journal of World Prehistory},
  volume = {17},
  number = {2},
  pages = {181–234},
  issn = {1573-7802},
  doi = {10.1023/A:1025806923358},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025806923358},
  urldate = {2023-09-07},
  abstract = {This paper considers, under rough chronological headings, work undertaken in Niger in the past century. Sites relevant to the Pleistocene occupation of the Sahara, to the adoption of elements of a “Neolithic package,” to the (perhaps misleadingly late) occupation of the Sahel, to alleged metalworking 3000 years ago, and to social complexity, are described and discussed. These data carry a relevance far beyond their immediate area, and the most fruitful application of the archaeology of Niger is to be found in theoretical rethinking.},
  langid = {english},
  keywords = {Aterian,early metalworking,Niger,pottery,Sahara,Sahel}
}
@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}
}
@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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  :title: "{The Cultural Evolution of Neolithic Europe. EUROEVOL Dataset}"
  :author: "{Manning, K. and Timpson, A. and Colledge, S. and Crema, E. and Shennan,
    S.}"
  :date: "{2015-07-09}"
  :url: "{https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1469811/}"
  :urldate: "{2023-09-07}"
  :abstract: "{This dataset comprises the primary data collected for the Cultural
    Evolution of Neolithic Europe project (EUROEVOL), led by Professor Stephen Shennan,
    UCL. The dataset offers the largest repository of archaeological site and radiocarbon
    data from Neolithic Europe (4,757 sites and 14,131 radiocarbon samples), dating
    between the late Mesolithic and Early Bronze Age, as well as the largest collections
    of archaeobotanical data (>8300 records for 729 different species, genera and
    families, and the largest collection of animal bone data with >3 million NISP
    counts and >36,000 biometrics.}"
  :langid: "{english}"
---
:bibtex_key: 'Linseele V. (2007) Archaeofaunal remains from the past 4000 years in
  Sahelian West Africa : Domestic livestock subsistence strategies ans environmental
  changes. BAR International Series 1658. In : Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology
  70. 344p.'
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: 'Ozainne S Lespez L Garnier A et al. (2014) A question of timing: spatio-temporal
  structure and mechanisms of early agriculture expansion in West Africa. Journal
  of Archaeological Science Elsevier Ltd 50 359–368.'
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
- :bibtex_key: Haour2003
  :bibtex_type: :article
  :title: "{One Hundred Years of Archaeology in Niger}"
  :author: "{Haour, Anne C.}"
  :date: "{2003-06-01}"
  :journaltitle: "{Journal of World Prehistory}"
  :shortjournal: "{Journal of World Prehistory}"
  :volume: "{17}"
  :number: "{2}"
  :pages: "{181–234}"
  :issn: "{1573-7802}"
  :doi: "{10.1023/A:1025806923358}"
  :url: "{https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025806923358}"
  :urldate: "{2023-09-07}"
  :abstract: "{This paper considers, under rough chronological headings, work undertaken
    in Niger in the past century. Sites relevant to the Pleistocene occupation of
    the Sahara, to the adoption of elements of a “Neolithic package,” to the (perhaps
    misleadingly late) occupation of the Sahel, to alleged metalworking 3000 years
    ago, and to social complexity, are described and discussed. These data carry a
    relevance far beyond their immediate area, and the most fruitful application of
    the archaeology of Niger is to be found in theoretical rethinking.}"
  :langid: "{english}"
  :keywords: "{Aterian,early metalworking,Niger,pottery,Sahara,Sahel}"
---
- :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: 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}"

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