Site types
Open air site, pit grave, settlement, and

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
039.589° N, 045.922° E
Coordinates (DMS)
039° 35' 00" E, 045° 55' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Armenia (AM)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (30)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
AAR- grave Petrous Homo sapiens NA 4600±27 BP 5445–5149 cal BP Margaryan et al. 2017 Palmisano et al. 2022
LTL-5728A Tomb 1 bone Homo sapiens NA 4403±45 BP 5275–4856 cal BP Poulmarc'h and Le Mort 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
LTL-5729A Tomb 2 bone Homo sapiens NA 4475±45 BP 5300–4969 cal BP Poulmarc'h and Le Mort 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
LTL-5730A Tomb 2 bone Homo sapiens NA 4441±45 BP 5284–4875 cal BP Poulmarc'h and Le Mort 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
Ly-13666 TRANCHEE B-UF 3-ST.4 charcoal NA NA 2480±35 BP 2721–2374 cal BP BANADORA Palmisano et al. 2022
Lyon-2758 TR-7 - UF-1 tooth NA NA 4370±30 BP 5036–4856 cal BP BANADORA Palmisano et al. 2022
Lyon-2760 TR-I - UF - 3 charcoal NA NA 4610±35 BP 5463–5142 cal BP BANADORA Palmisano et al. 2022
UGAMS-02291 Tomb 1 charcoal NA NA 4560±40 BP 5439–5050 cal BP Poulmarc'h and Le Mort 2016 Palmisano et al. 2022
LTL-5728A NA bone Homo sapiens 14C 4403±45 BP 5275–4856 cal BP Poulmarc'h 2016 Weninger 2022
LTL-5729A NA bone Homo sapiens 14C 4475±45 BP 5300–4969 cal BP Poulmarc'h 2016 Weninger 2022
LTL-5730A NA bone Homo sapiens 14C 4441±45 BP 5284–4875 cal BP Poulmarc'h 2016 Weninger 2022
UGAMS-02291 NA charcoal NA 14C 4560±40 BP 5439–5050 cal BP Poulmarc'h 2016 Weninger 2022
LTL-5731A NA bone Animalia NA 4767±45 BP 5589–5329 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
LTL-5732A NA charcoal NA NA 4753±45 BP 5587–5326 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
LTL-5733A NA charcoal NA NA 4740±45 BP 5583–5326 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
Lyon-8478;SacA-26094 NA charcoal NA NA 4625±30 BP 5460–5303 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
Lyon-8479;SacA-26095 NA charcoal NA NA 4685±30 BP 5475–5320 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
Lyon-8480;SacA-26096 NA charcoal NA NA 4685±35 BP 5553–5317 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
Lyon-8481;SacA-26097 NA charcoal NA NA 4620±30 BP 5458–5300 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022
UGAMS-02284 NA charcoal NA NA 4630±40 BP 5467–5300 cal BP Palumbi and Chataigner 2014 Palmisano et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (4)

Classification Estimated age References
Chalcolithic NA Poulmarc'h 2016
Chalcolithic NA Poulmarc'h 2016
Chalcolithic NA Poulmarc'h 2016
Chalcolithic NA Poulmarc'h 2016

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{BANADORA,
  
}
@misc{Poulmarc'h 2016,
  
}
@misc{Margaryan et al. 2017,
  
}
@misc{Poulmarc'h and Le Mort 2016,
  
}
@misc{Palumbi and Chataigner 2014,
  
}
@misc{Bronk Ramsey C.  2002. Archaeometry 44: 1-149. Peresani M.   2008 Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (2008) 2986-2996; Higham T.  2009. QSR doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2008.12.018.,
  
}
@misc{Hovsepyan and Willcox 2008,
  
}
@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}
}
@article{NERD,
  title = {The NERD Dataset: Near East Radiocarbon Dates between 15,000 and 1,500 Cal. Yr. BP},
  shorttitle = {The NERD Dataset},
  author = {Palmisano, Alessio and Bevan, Andrew and Lawrence, Dan and Shennan, Stephen},
  date = {2022-02-22},
  volume = {10},
  number = {0},
  pages = {2},
  publisher = {Ubiquity Press},
  issn = {2049-1565},
  doi = {10.5334/joad.90},
  url = {https://openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/articles/10.5334/joad.90},
  urldate = {2023-09-07},
  abstract = {To our knowledge, the dataset described in this paper represents the largest existing repository of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates for the whole Near East from the Late Pleistocene to the Late Holocene (15,000 – 1,500 cal. yr. BP). It is composed of 11,027 radiocarbon dates from 1,023 sites that have been collected comprehensively by cross-checking multiple sources (extant digital archives and databases, edited volumes, monographs, journals papers, archaeological excavation reports, etc.) under the umbrella of the Leverhulme Trust funded project “Changing the Face of the Mediterranean” and of the ERC project “CLASS – Climate, Landscape, Settlement and Society: Exploring Human-Environment Interaction in the Ancient Near East”. This is an ongoing dataset that will be updated step by step with newly published radiocarbon dates.},
  issue = {0},
  langid = {american},
  file = {/home/joeroe/g/work/library/2022/Palmisano_et_al_2022.pdf}
}
@misc{CalPal,
  title = {CalPal Edition 2022.9},
  author = {Weninger, Bernie},
  year = {2022},
  month = {sep},
  doi = {1010.5281/zenodo.7422618},
  url = {https://zenodo.org/record/7422618},
  abstract = {CalPal is scientific freeware for 14C-based chronological research for Holocene and Palaeolithic Archaeology.},
  copyright = {Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, Open Access},
  howpublished = {Zenodo},
  month_numeric = {9}
}
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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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    comprehensively by cross-checking multiple sources (extant digital archives and
    databases, edited volumes, monographs, journals papers, archaeological excavation
    reports, etc.) under the umbrella of the Leverhulme Trust funded project “Changing
    the Face of the Mediterranean” and of the ERC project “CLASS – Climate, Landscape,
    Settlement and Society: Exploring Human-Environment Interaction in the Ancient
    Near East”. This is an ongoing dataset that will be updated step by step with
    newly published radiocarbon dates.}"
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  :month: "{sep}"
  :doi: "{1010.5281/zenodo.7422618}"
  :url: "{https://zenodo.org/record/7422618}"
  :abstract: "{CalPal is scientific freeware for 14C-based chronological research
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  :copyright: "{Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, Open Access}"
  :howpublished: "{Zenodo}"
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