Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
025.604° S, 027.802° E
Coordinates (DMS)
025° 36' 00" E, 027° 48' 00" S
Country (ISO 3166)
South Africa (ZA)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (20)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Pta-6667 burial bone Homo sapiens conventional 14C 130±30 BP 276–8 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6676 Inner space, cook hut 2 charcoal NA conventional 14C 110±45 BP 276–8 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6677 Kraal 5 charcoal NA conventional 14C 220±50 BP 429–58 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6678 Main lapa, hut 7 charcoal NA conventional 14C 180±45 BP 302–56 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6679 Main lapa, test trench charcoal NA conventional 14C 190±45 BP 307–58 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6681 Main lapa, Midden A charcoal NA conventional 14C 210±30 BP 306–143 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6682 Inner space, cook hut 1 charcoal NA conventional 14C 190±50 BP 309–55 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6684 Kraal 3 charcoal NA conventional 14C 170±20 BP 286–73 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6685 Inner space, cook hut 3 (layer3) charcoal NA conventional 14C 170±45 BP 294–55 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6689 Inner space, cook hut 3 (layer2) charcoal NA conventional 14C 90±25 BP 258–31 cal BP pistorius1995rcd
Pta-6667 bone NA NA 130±30 BP 276–8 cal BP Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6676 charcoal NA NA 110±45 BP 276–8 cal BP Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6677 charcoal NA NA 220±50 BP 429–58 cal BP Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6678 charcoal NA NA 180±45 BP 302–56 cal BP Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6679 charcoal NA NA 190±45 BP 307–58 cal BP Deacon H.J. 1976.Where hunters gathered: a study of Holocene Stone Age people in the eastern Cape(No. 1). South African Archaeological Society. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6681 charcoal NA NA 210±30 BP 306–143 cal BP Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6682 charcoal NA NA 190±50 BP 309–55 cal BP Jerardino AMS. 1996.Changing social landscapes of the western Cape coast of southern Africa over the last 4500 years(Doctoral dissertation University of Cape Town). Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6684 charcoal NA NA 170±20 BP 286–73 cal BP Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127. Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6685 charcoal NA NA 170±45 BP 294–55 cal BP Döckel W. 1998.Re-investigation of the Matjes River rock shelter(Masters dissertation Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University). Bird et al. 2022
Pta-6689 charcoal NA NA 90±25 BP 258–31 cal BP Jerardino AMS. 1996.Changing social landscapes of the western Cape coast of southern Africa over the last 4500 years(Doctoral dissertation University of Cape Town). Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (20)

Classification Estimated age References
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
NA NA
Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
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Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
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Iron Age NA pistorius1995rcd
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Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references 

@misc{pistorius1995rcd,
  
}
@misc{Pistorius J.C. 1995. Radio-carbon dates from the Mabyanamatshwaana complex.South African Journal of Ethnology18(3) pp.123-127.,
  
}
@misc{Deacon H.J. 1976.Where hunters gathered: a study of Holocene Stone Age people in the eastern Cape(No. 1). South African Archaeological Society.,
  
}
@misc{Jerardino AMS. 1996.Changing social landscapes of the western Cape coast of southern Africa over the last 4500 years(Doctoral dissertation University of Cape Town).,
  
}
@misc{Döckel W. 1998.Re-investigation of the Matjes River rock shelter(Masters dissertation Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University).,
  
}
@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
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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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