Msuluzi Confluence
Archaeological site
in South Africa
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Last updated on 2022-12-02 00:50:45 UTC.
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Location
- Coordinates (degrees)
- 028.756° S, 030.146° E
- Coordinates (DMS)
- 028° 45' 00" E, 030° 08' 00" S
- Country (ISO 3166)
- South Africa (ZA)
Linked Data
There is no linked data available for this record.
Radiocarbon dates
(4)
| Lab ID | Context | Material | Taxon | Method | Uncalibrated age | Calibrated age | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pta-2195 | Grid 1, Pit in E3 | charcoal | NA | conventional 14C | 1310±40 BP | 1300–1152 cal BP | maggs1980mcs |
| Pta-2197 | Grid 1, Pit in D7 | charcoal | NA | conventional 14C | 1370±30 BP | 1345–1190 cal BP | maggs1980mcs |
| Pta-2195 | NA | charcoal | NA | NA | 1310±40 BP | 1300–1152 cal BP | Maggs T. 1980. Msuluzi confluence: a seventh century Early Iron Age site on the Tugela River.Annals of the Natal Museum24(1) pp.111-145. Bird et al. 2022 |
| Pta-2197 | NA | charcoal | NA | NA | 1370±30 BP | 1345–1190 cal BP | Poggenpoel C.A. and Robertshaw P.T. 1981. The excavation of Smitswinkelbaai Cave Cape Peninsula.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.29-35. Bird et al. 2022 |
Typological dates
(4)
| Classification | Estimated age | References |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Age | NA | maggs1980mcs |
| Early Iron Age | NA | NA |
| Iron Age | NA | maggs1980mcs |
| Early Iron Age | NA | NA |
Bibliographic references
- No bibliographic information available. [maggs1980mcs]
- No bibliographic information available. [Maggs T. 1980. Msuluzi confluence: a seventh century Early Iron Age site on the Tugela River.Annals of the Natal Museum24(1) pp.111-145.]
- No bibliographic information available. [Poggenpoel C.A. and Robertshaw P.T. 1981. The excavation of Smitswinkelbaai Cave Cape Peninsula.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.29-35.]
- Bird, D., Miranda, L., Vander Linden, M., Robinson, E., Bocinsky, R. K., Nicholson, C., Capriles, J. M., Finley, J. B., Gayo, E. M., Gil, A., d’Alpoim Guedes, J., Hoggarth, J. A., Kay, A., Loftus, E., Lombardo, U., Mackie, M., Palmisano, A., Solheim, S., Kelly, R. L., & Freeman, J. (2022). P3k14c, a Synthetic Global Database of Archaeological Radiocarbon Dates. Scientific Data, 9(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01118-7 [p3k14c]
- https://github.com/emmaloftus/Southern-African-Radiocarbon-Database [SARD]
@misc{maggs1980mcs,
}
@misc{Maggs T. 1980. Msuluzi confluence: a seventh century Early Iron Age site on the Tugela River.Annals of the Natal Museum24(1) pp.111-145.,
}
@misc{Poggenpoel C.A. and Robertshaw P.T. 1981. The excavation of Smitswinkelbaai Cave Cape Peninsula.The South African Archaeological Bulletin pp.29-35.,
}
@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{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}
}
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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
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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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