Site types
Cave and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
036.452° N, 004.600° E
Coordinates (DMS)
036° 27' 00" E, 004° 35' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Algeria (DZ)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (28)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Gif-12655 Sector 2, Square L48, Layer 11, AU2 (-124 cm) charcoal NA AMS 5250±35 BP 6177–5926 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Gif-12656 Sector 2, Square L48, Layer 11, AU2 (-132 cm) charcoal NA AMS 5260±30 BP 6177–5934 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Gif-12879 Sector 3, Square F37 (-15 cm) charcoal NA AMS 4210±35 BP 4850–4620 cal BP KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Gif-12877 Sector 3, Square H34 (or H35), Layer 11, AU2 (-32 cm) charcoal NA AMS 5210±30 BP 6104–5911 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Gif-12880 Sector 3, Square F37, Layer 11, AU2 (-90 cm) charcoal NA AMS 5280±30 BP 6182–5942 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Gif-12878 Sector 3, Square H34 (or H35), Layer 13, AU1 (-160 cm) charcoal NA AMS 5995±40 BP 6937–6743 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-39410 Sector 2, Square N48, Layer 7, AU4 (-84 cm) charcoal NA AMS 4020±30 BP 4569–4416 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-39411 Sector 2, Square N48, Layer 7, AU4 (-86 cm) charcoal NA AMS 3975±30 BP 4524–4358 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-39409 Sector 2, Square M48, Layer 7, AU4 (-91 cm) charcoal NA AMS 3945±30 BP 4516–4291 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-36982 Sector 2, Square N47, Layer 9, AU3 (-108 cm) charcoal NA AMS 4355±30 BP 5025–4852 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-36981 Sector 2, Square M47, Layer 13, AU1 (-147 cm) charcoal NA AMS 6120±35 BP 7158–6896 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-41908 Sector 3, Square F36, Layer 13, AU1 (-190 cm) charcoal NA AMS 6130±35 BP 7159–6905 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
SacA-39413 NA charcoal NA AMS 5625±30 BP 6484–6311 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Ly-3657 NA bone (animal) NA NA 4630±130 BP 5594–4887 cal BP Jousse.2017AtlasMammal, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman, Chaid-Saoudi.1987MamHolPhD
Gif-12655 NA charcoal NA NA 5250±35 BP 6177–5926 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting Bird et al. 2022
Gif-12656 NA charcoal NA NA 5260±30 BP 6177–5934 cal BP MedAfriCarbon Bird et al. 2022
Gif-12877 NA charcoal NA NA 5210±30 BP 6104–5911 cal BP MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna Bird et al. 2022
Gif-12878 NA charcoal NA NA 5995±40 BP 6937–6743 cal BP KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman Bird et al. 2022
Gif-12879 NA charcoal NA NA 4210±35 BP 4850–4620 cal BP KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting Bird et al. 2022
Gif-12880 NA charcoal NA NA 5280±30 BP 6182–5942 cal BP MedAfriCarbon Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (14)

Classification Estimated age References
Neolithic NA MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman
Neolithic NA Jousse.2017AtlasMammal, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman, Chaid-Saoudi.1987MamHolPhD

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{Lyonnet  2016,
  
}
@misc{Muluzzani 2016,
  
}
@misc{MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman,
  
}
@misc{KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman,
  
}
@misc{KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman,
  
}
@misc{MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman,
  
}
@misc{Jousse.2017AtlasMammal, KherboucheHachi.2014Gueldaman, Chaid-Saoudi.1987MamHolPhD,
  
}
@misc{MedAfriCarbon,
  
}
@misc{Fontana L.  2000. In SFP mÔøΩmoire 28: 59-65.,
  
}
@misc{MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna,
  
}
@misc{KherboucheDunne.2016Hunting,
  
}
@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{MedAfriCarbon,
  url = {https://zenodo.org/record/3689716},
  note = {Lucarini, Giulio, Wilkinson, Toby, Crema, Enrico R., Palombini, Augusto, Bevan, Andrew, & Broodbank, Cyprian. (2020). The MedAfriCarbon radiocarbon database and web application. Archaeological dynamics in Mediterranean Africa, ca. 9600-700 BC [Data set]. In Journal of Open Archaeology Data (1.0.3). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3689716}
}
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:bibtex_key: MedAfriCarbon
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:bibtex_key: 'Fontana L.  2000. In SFP mÔøΩmoire 28: 59-65.'
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:bibtex_key: MerzougKherbouche.2016Fauna
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  :author: "{Bird, Darcy and Miranda, Lux and Vander Linden, Marc and Robinson, Erick
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    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
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  :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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  :note: "{Lucarini, Giulio, Wilkinson, Toby, Crema, Enrico R., Palombini, Augusto,
    Bevan, Andrew, & Broodbank, Cyprian. (2020). The MedAfriCarbon radiocarbon database
    and web application. Archaeological dynamics in Mediterranean Africa, ca. 9600-700
    BC [Data set]. In Journal of Open Archaeology Data (1.0.3). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3689716}"

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