Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
020.360° S, 022.960° E
Coordinates (DMS)
020° 21' 00" E, 022° 57' 00" S
Country (ISO 3166)
Botswana (BW)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (10)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Beta-182060 other charred residue AMS 1610±40 BP 1549–1389 cal BP robbins2008rar
Beta-186671 bone Ovis aries AMS 1130±40 BP 1184–955 cal BP robbins2008rar
Beta-194360 other charred residue AMS 1710±40 BP 1703–1531 cal BP robbins2008rar
Beta-44965 charcoal NA AMS 1810±60 BP 1865–1548 cal BP huffman1994tpo
Beta-44966 charcoal NA AMS 1600±50 BP 1586–1367 cal BP huffman1994tpo
Beta-182060 other NA NA 1610±40 BP 1549–1389 cal BP SARD Bird et al. 2022
Beta-186671 bone NA NA 1130±40 BP 1184–955 cal BP SARD Bird et al. 2022
Beta-194360 other NA NA 1710±40 BP 1703–1531 cal BP SARD Bird et al. 2022
Beta-44965 charcoal NA NA 1810±60 BP 1865–1548 cal BP SARD Bird et al. 2022
Beta-44966 charcoal NA NA 1600±50 BP 1586–1367 cal BP Smiley F. E. Deborah L. Nichols and Peter P. Andrews (1983) Excavations on Black Mesa 1981: A Descriptive Report. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Center for Archaeological Investigations Research Paper No. 36. Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (10)

Classification Estimated age References
Iron Age NA robbins2008rar
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA robbins2008rar
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA robbins2008rar
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA huffman1994tpo
Early Iron Age NA NA
Iron Age NA huffman1994tpo
Early Iron Age NA NA

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{robbins2008rar,
  
}
@misc{huffman1994tpo,
  
}
@misc{SARD,
  
}
@misc{Smiley F. E. Deborah L. Nichols and Peter P. Andrews  (1983)    Excavations on Black Mesa 1981: A Descriptive Report.  Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Center for Archaeological Investigations Research Paper No. 36.,
  
}
@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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    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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