Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
033.733° S, 018.450° E
Coordinates (DMS)
033° 43' 00" E, 018° 27' 00" S
Country (ISO 3166)
South Africa (ZA)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (36)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Pta-7792 Top Midden marine shell NA conventional 14C 1800±50 BP sealy2004emv
Pta-7800 Lowermost Midden marine shell NA conventional 14C 1825±15 BP sealy2004emv
Pta-8797 Spit 10 marine shell NA conventional 14C 1490±50 BP sealy2004emv
OxA-29568 bone Homo sapiens AMS 467±27 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-4401 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 620±35 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-4813 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 630±50 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-8767 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 980±50 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-4736 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 1110±50 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Beta-433877 bone Homo sapiens AMS 1180±30 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
GX-13182 bone Homo sapiens AMS 1440±70 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
OxA-29566 bone Homo sapiens AMS 1530±28 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
OxA-2056-43 bone Homo sapiens AMS 1815±29 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Beta-433875 bone Homo sapiens AMS 1890±30 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Beta-433876 bone Homo sapiens AMS 1910±30 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-9073 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 1950±60 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-4376 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 2010±50 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
OxA-2055-46 bone Homo sapiens AMS 2011±30 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Beta-433874 bone Homo sapiens AMS 2060±30 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
Pta-9069 bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 2120±60 BP pfeiffer2020lhc
OxA-2056-47 bone Homo sapiens AMS 2140±29 BP pfeiffer2020lhc

typological date Typological dates (66)

Classification Estimated age References
LSA NA sealy2004emv
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA sealy2004emv
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA sealy2004emv
Ceramic LSA NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA
LSA NA pfeiffer2020lhc
NA NA

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{sealy2004emv,
  
}
@misc{pfeiffer2020lhc,
  
}
@misc{Pienaar M. Woodborne S. and Wadley L. 2008. Optically stimulated luminescence dating at Rose Cottage Cave: research letter.South African Journal of Science104(1-2) pp.65-70.,
  
}
@misc{Pfeiffer S. Sealy J. Harrington L. Loftus E. and Maggs T. 2020. A Late Holocene community burial area: Evidence of diverse mortuary practices in the Western Cape South Africa.Plos one15(4) p.e0230391.,
  
}
@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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    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
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