Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
023.767° S, 030.633° E
Coordinates (DMS)
023° 46' 00" E, 030° 37' 00" S
Country (ISO 3166)
South Africa (ZA)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (13)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Pta-1522 NA conventional 14C 850±50 BP 905–675 cal BP evers1988rgs
Pta-1524 charcoal NA conventional 14C 1680±40 BP 1699–1417 cal BP maggs1977rrd
Pta-1607 charcoal NA conventional 14C 1560±30 BP 1521–1380 cal BP maggs1984sz
Pta-1608 charcoal NA conventional 14C 1630±30 BP 1566–1410 cal BP maggs1984sz
Pta-1668 NA conventional 14C 1000±55 BP 1053–775 cal BP evers1988rgs
Pta-1745 NA conventional 14C 825±50 BP 900–669 cal BP evers1988rgs
Wits-764 charcoal NA conventional 14C 1460±40 BP 1395–1298 cal BP klapwijk1996esl
Pta-1522 NA NA 850±50 BP 905–675 cal BP Maggs T. 1977. Some recent radiocarbon dates from eastern and southern Africa. Journal of African History 18 (2): 161–191. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-1524 charcoal NA NA 1680±40 BP 1699–1417 cal BP Horowitz A. Sampson C.G. Scott L. and Vogel J.C. 1978. Analysis of the Voigtspost site OFS South Africa.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.152-159. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-1607 charcoal NA NA 1560±30 BP 1521–1380 cal BP Maggs T. 1984. The Iron Age South of the Zambezi. In: Klein R.G. (ed.) Southern African Prehistory and Palaeoenvironments. A.A.Balkema Rotterdam and Boston: 329–360 Bird et al. 2022
Pta-1608 charcoal NA NA 1630±30 BP 1566–1410 cal BP Robertshaw P.T. 1977. Excavations at Paternoster south-western Cape.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.63-73. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-1668 NA NA 1000±55 BP 1053–775 cal BP Parkington J. and Poggenpoel C. 1971. Excavations at de Hangen 1968.The South African Archaeological Bulletin26(101/102) pp.3-36. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-1745 NA NA 825±50 BP 900–669 cal BP Vogel JC and Visser E. 1981. Pretoria Radiocarbon dates II. Radiocarbon 23: 43-80 Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (14)

Classification Estimated age References
Iron Age NA evers1988rgs
NA NA
Iron Age NA maggs1977rrd
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA maggs1984sz
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA maggs1984sz
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA evers1988rgs
NA NA
Iron Age NA evers1988rgs
NA NA
Iron Age NA klapwijk1996esl
Early Iron Age NA NA

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{evers1988rgs,
  
}
@misc{maggs1977rrd,
  
}
@misc{maggs1984sz,
  
}
@misc{klapwijk1996esl,
  
}
@misc{Maggs T. 1977. Some recent radiocarbon dates from eastern and southern Africa. Journal of African History 18 (2): 161–191.,
  
}
@misc{Horowitz A. Sampson C.G. Scott L. and Vogel J.C. 1978. Analysis of the Voigtspost site OFS South Africa.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.152-159.,
  
}
@misc{Maggs T. 1984. The Iron Age South of the Zambezi. In: Klein R.G. (ed.) Southern African Prehistory and Palaeoenvironments. A.A.Balkema Rotterdam and Boston: 329–360,
  
}
@misc{Robertshaw P.T. 1977. Excavations at Paternoster south-western Cape.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.63-73.,
  
}
@misc{Parkington J. and Poggenpoel C. 1971. Excavations at de Hangen 1968.The South African Archaeological Bulletin26(101/102) pp.3-36.,
  
}
@misc{Vogel JC and Visser E. 1981. Pretoria Radiocarbon dates II. Radiocarbon 23: 43-80,
  
}
@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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:bibtex_key: maggs1977rrd
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:bibtex_key: maggs1984sz
:bibtex_type: :misc
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:bibtex_key: klapwijk1996esl
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:bibtex_key: 'Maggs T. 1977. Some recent radiocarbon dates from eastern and southern
  Africa. Journal of African History 18 (2): 161–191.'
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---
:bibtex_key: Horowitz A. Sampson C.G. Scott L. and Vogel J.C. 1978. Analysis of the
  Voigtspost site OFS South Africa.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.152-159.
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---
:bibtex_key: 'Maggs T. 1984. The Iron Age South of the Zambezi. In: Klein R.G. (ed.)
  Southern African Prehistory and Palaeoenvironments. A.A.Balkema Rotterdam and Boston:
  329–360'
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Robertshaw P.T. 1977. Excavations at Paternoster south-western Cape.The
  South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.63-73.
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: Parkington J. and Poggenpoel C. 1971. Excavations at de Hangen 1968.The
  South African Archaeological Bulletin26(101/102) pp.3-36.
:bibtex_type: :misc
---
:bibtex_key: 'Vogel JC and Visser E. 1981. Pretoria Radiocarbon dates II. Radiocarbon
  23: 43-80'
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- :bibtex_key: SARD
  :bibtex_type: :misc
  :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}"
---
- :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}"

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