Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
028.303° S, 023.117° E
Coordinates (DMS)
028° 18' 00" E, 023° 07' 00" S
Country (ISO 3166)
South Africa (ZA)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (12)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Pta-2833 Layer 4a base charcoal NA conventional 14C 260±45 BP 457–147 cal BP humphreys1983ggl
Pta-2835 Layer 5s/t charcoal NA conventional 14C 1150±40 BP 1180–958 cal BP humphreys1983ggl
Pta-2839 Layer 5c charcoal NA conventional 14C 280±50 BP 479–150 cal BP humphreys1983ggl
Pta-2840 Layer 5p charcoal NA conventional 14C 1160±50 BP 1241–957 cal BP humphreys1983ggl
Pta-2841 Layer 3b plant remains NA conventional 14C 80±35 BP 265–22 cal BP humphreys1983ggl
Pta-3419 Layer 5j charcoal NA conventional 14C 830±45 BP 899–672 cal BP humphreys1983ggl
Pta-2833 charcoal NA NA 260±45 BP 457–147 cal BP Humphreys AJ and Thackeray AI. 1983.Ghaap and Gariep: Later Stone Age studies in the northern Cape(No. 2). South African Archaeological Society:Cape Town. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-2835 charcoal NA NA 1150±40 BP 1180–958 cal BP Humphreys AJ and Thackeray AI. 1983.Ghaap and Gariep: Later Stone Age studies in the northern Cape(No. 2). South African Archaeological Society:Cape Town. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-2839 charcoal NA NA 280±50 BP 479–150 cal BP Humphreys AJ and Thackeray AI. 1983.Ghaap and Gariep: Later Stone Age studies in the northern Cape(No. 2). South African Archaeological Society:Cape Town. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-2840 charcoal NA NA 1160±50 BP 1241–957 cal BP Humphreys AJ and Thackeray AI. 1983.Ghaap and Gariep: Later Stone Age studies in the northern Cape(No. 2). South African Archaeological Society:Cape Town. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-2841 plant remains NA NA 80±35 BP 265–22 cal BP Sampson C.G. and Vogel J.C. 1995. Radiocarbon chronology of Later Stone Age pottery decorations in the upper Seacow Valley.Southern African Field Archaeology4(2) pp.84-94. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-3419 charcoal NA NA 830±45 BP 899–672 cal BP Beaumont PB and Vogel JC. 1984. Spatial patterning of the Ceramic Later Stone Age in the northern Cape South Africa. In: Hall M. Avery G. Avery D.M. Wilson M.L. & Humphreys A.J.B. (eds) Frontiers: Southern African Archaeology Today: 80-95. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series 207 Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (12)

Classification Estimated age References
LSA NA humphreys1983ggl
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA humphreys1983ggl
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA humphreys1983ggl
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA humphreys1983ggl
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA humphreys1983ggl
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA humphreys1983ggl
Ceramic LSA NA NA

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{humphreys1983ggl,
  
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@misc{Humphreys AJ and Thackeray AI. 1983.Ghaap and Gariep: Later Stone Age studies in the northern Cape(No. 2). South African Archaeological Society:Cape Town.,
  
}
@misc{Sampson C.G. and Vogel J.C. 1995. Radiocarbon chronology of Later Stone Age pottery decorations in the upper Seacow Valley.Southern African Field Archaeology4(2) pp.84-94.,
  
}
@misc{Beaumont PB and Vogel JC. 1984. Spatial patterning of the Ceramic Later Stone Age in the northern Cape South Africa. In: Hall M. Avery G. Avery D.M. Wilson M.L. & Humphreys A.J.B. (eds) Frontiers: Southern African Archaeology Today: 80-95. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series 207,
  
}
@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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    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
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