Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
028.583° S, 017.083° E
Coordinates (DMS)
028° 34' 00" E, 017° 04' 00" S
Country (ISO 3166)
South Africa (ZA)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (8)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Pta-5444 Area 3, Y21, Layer Unit 2, 7 cm depth charcoal NA conventional 14C 106±60 BP 280–5 cal BP webley1992hap
Pta-5452 Area 2, P32, LayerSLS2, 16 cm depth charcoal NA conventional 14C 330±45 BP 483–305 cal BP webley1992hap
Pta-5458 Area 1, N33, Layer BL, 5 cm depth charcoal NA conventional 14C 420±50 BP 535–317 cal BP webley1992hap
Pta-5530 Area 3, Y21, Layer LBS3, 18 cm depth charred bone NA conventional 14C 1980±80 BP 2115–1720 cal BP webley1992hap
Pta-5444 charcoal NA NA 106±60 BP 280–5 cal BP Webley L. 1992. The history and archaeology of pastoralism and hunter-gatherer settlement in the north-western Cape South Africa. Unpublished PhD thesis: University of Cape Town. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-5452 charcoal NA NA 330±45 BP 483–305 cal BP Mitchell P.J. Parkington J.E. and Yates R. 1994. Recent Holocene archaeology in western and southern Lesotho.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.33-52. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-5458 charcoal NA NA 420±50 BP 535–317 cal BP Smith A.B. Sadr K. Gribble J. and Yates R. 1991. Excavations in the south-western Cape South Africa and the archaeological identity of prehistoric hunter-gatherers within the last 2000 years.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.71-91. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-5530 charred bone NA NA 1980±80 BP 2115–1720 cal BP SARD Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (8)

Classification Estimated age References
Ceramic LSA NA NA
Ceramic LSA NA NA
Ceramic LSA NA NA
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA webley1992hap
LSA NA webley1992hap
LSA NA webley1992hap
LSA NA webley1992hap

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{webley1992hap,
  
}
@misc{Webley L. 1992. The history and archaeology of pastoralism and hunter-gatherer settlement in the north-western Cape South Africa. Unpublished PhD thesis: University of Cape Town.,
  
}
@misc{Mitchell P.J. Parkington J.E. and Yates R. 1994. Recent Holocene archaeology in western and southern Lesotho.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.33-52.,
  
}
@misc{Smith A.B. Sadr K. Gribble J. and Yates R. 1991. Excavations in the south-western Cape South Africa and the archaeological identity of prehistoric hunter-gatherers within the last 2000 years.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.71-91.,
  
}
@misc{SARD,
  
}
@misc{SARD,
  url = {https://github.com/emmaloftus/Southern-African-Radiocarbon-Database},
  note = { Loftus, E., Mitchell, P., & Ramsey, C. (2019). An archaeological radiocarbon database for southern Africa. Antiquity, 93(370), 870-885. doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.75}
}
@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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---
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    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.}"
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