Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
002.894° N, 009.904° E
Coordinates (DMS)
002° 53' 00" E, 009° 54' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Cameroon (CMR)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (27)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Beta-143016 2 - NA NA 2340±70 BP 2701–2151 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-143017 4 - NA NA 2520±70 BP 2751–2367 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-146655 1 - NA NA 2200±60 BP 2340–2009 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 277 Tab. 2; Oslisly 2006: 131; Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-146656 9 - NA NA 2030±80 BP 2295–1743 cal BP Oslisly 2006; Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257 Tab. 44; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-146657 11 - NA NA 2340±60 BP 2698–2152 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-146658 - - NA NA 1760±70 BP 1829–1479 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 155; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-156378 BWS 12 - NA NA 2240±70 BP 2357–2009 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-156379 BWS 16 - NA NA 2360±70 BP 2706–2158 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-156380 BWS 17 - NA NA 2550±90 BP 2840–2356 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-156381 BWS 19 - NA NA 2240±90 BP 2488–1992 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-156382 BWS 2 - NA NA 2410±60 BP 2705–2342 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Beta-156383 BWS 2 - NA NA 2460±70 BP 2720–2357 cal BP Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
Erl-9176 BWS 04/2 (F33) Charcoal_seed_Pennisetum glaucum NA NA 2326±86 BP 2703–2123 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2
Erl-9177 BWS 04/2 (F33) Charcoal_endocarp_elaeis NA NA 2305±44 BP 2413–2152 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2
KIA-27034 BWS 04/1 Charcoal NA AMS 2363±20 BP 2425–2340 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
KIA-27035 BWS 04/1 Charcoal NA AMS 2384±57 BP 2703–2328 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2
KIA-27036 BWS 04/3 (F34) Charcoal NA AMS 2206±31 BP 2320–2126 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2
KIA-27037 BWS 04/3 Charcoal NA AMS 2193±29 BP 2311–2120 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257 Tab. 44; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2
KIA-29697 BWS 04/2 (F33) Charcoal_seed_Pennisetum glaucum NA AMS 2162±60 BP 2318–2000 cal BP Eggert et al. 2006; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2
KIA-31776/1 BWS 04/1 Charcoal_endocarp_elaeis NA AMS 2420±60 BP 2706–2346 cal BP Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2; Garcin et al. 2018

typological date Typological dates (0)

Classification Estimated age References

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references 

@misc{Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2,
  
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@misc{Eggert et al. 2006: 277 Tab. 2; Oslisly 2006: 131; Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2,
  
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@misc{Oslisly 2006; Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257 Tab. 44; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2,
  
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@misc{Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 155; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@misc{Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@misc{Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@misc{Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:78 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@misc{Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2,
  
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@misc{Eggert et al. 2006: 283; Nlend Nlend 2013/2014: 257 Tab. 44; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@misc{Eggert et al. 2006; Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@misc{Kahlheber et al. 2014: 500 Tab. 4; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:79 Tab. 4.2; Garcin et al. 2018,
  
}
@misc{Elouga 1998; Garcin et al. 2018,
  
}
@misc{Nlend Nlend 2013/2014; Eggert/Seidensticker 2016:83 Tab. 4.2,
  
}
@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{aDRAC,
  url = {https://github.com/dirkseidensticker/aDRAC},
  note = {Seidensticker, D. & W. Hubau (2021), ’aDRAC. Archive des datations radiocarbones d’Afrique centrale’, Version 2.0. https://github.com/dirkseidensticker/aDRAC}
}

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  :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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  :url: "{https://github.com/dirkseidensticker/aDRAC}"
  :note: "{Seidensticker, D. & W. Hubau (2021), ’aDRAC. Archive des datations radiocarbones
    d’Afrique centrale’, Version 2.0. https://github.com/dirkseidensticker/aDRAC}"

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