Site type

Location

Coordinates (degrees)
017.470° N, 006.496° E
Coordinates (DMS)
017° 28' 00" E, 006° 29' 00" N
Country (ISO 3166)
Niger (NE)

radiocarbon date Radiocarbon dates (7)

Lab ID Context Material Taxon Method Uncalibrated age Calibrated age References
Dak-9 Charcoal NA NA 353±114 BP Calvocoressi D. and David N. (1979). A New Survey of Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates for west Africa. The Journal of African History 20 pp 1-29. doi:10.1017/S0021853700016698. Bird et al. 2022
Gif-2156 Charcoal NA NA 800±100 BP Calvocoressi D. and David N. (1979). A New Survey of Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates for west Africa. The Journal of African History 20 pp 1-29. doi:10.1017/S0021853700016698. Bird et al. 2022
Gif-3863 charcoal NA NA 2040±90 BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022
Gif-4174 Charcoal NA NA 520±80 BP Calvocoressi D. and David N. (1979). A New Survey of Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates for west Africa. The Journal of African History 20 pp 1-29. doi:10.1017/S0021853700016698. Bird et al. 2022
Gif-4175 Charcoal NA NA 2490±90 BP Calvocoressi D. and David N. (1979). A New Survey of Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates for west Africa. The Journal of African History 20 pp 1-29. doi:10.1017/S0021853700016698. Bird et al. 2022
Gif-4330 Charcoal NA NA 2480±90 BP Calvocoressi D. and David N. (1979). A New Survey of Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates for west Africa. The Journal of African History 20 pp 1-29. doi:10.1017/S0021853700016698. Bird et al. 2022
Gif-5546 charcoal NA NA 2510±70 BP Haour 2003 Bird et al. 2022

typological date Typological dates (0)

Classification Estimated age References

Bibliographic reference Bibliographic references

@misc{Calvocoressi D. and David N. (1979). A New Survey of Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates for west Africa. The Journal of African History 20 pp 1-29. doi:10.1017/S0021853700016698.,
  
}
@article{Haour2003,
  title = {One Hundred Years of Archaeology in Niger},
  author = {Haour, Anne C.},
  date = {2003-06-01},
  journaltitle = {Journal of World Prehistory},
  shortjournal = {Journal of World Prehistory},
  volume = {17},
  number = {2},
  pages = {181–234},
  issn = {1573-7802},
  doi = {10.1023/A:1025806923358},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025806923358},
  urldate = {2023-09-07},
  abstract = {This paper considers, under rough chronological headings, work undertaken in Niger in the past century. Sites relevant to the Pleistocene occupation of the Sahara, to the adoption of elements of a “Neolithic package,” to the (perhaps misleadingly late) occupation of the Sahel, to alleged metalworking 3000 years ago, and to social complexity, are described and discussed. These data carry a relevance far beyond their immediate area, and the most fruitful application of the archaeology of Niger is to be found in theoretical rethinking.},
  langid = {english},
  keywords = {Aterian,early metalworking,Niger,pottery,Sahara,Sahel}
}
@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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    the Sahara, to the adoption of elements of a “Neolithic package,” to the (perhaps
    misleadingly late) occupation of the Sahel, to alleged metalworking 3000 years
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    Julie A. and Kay, Andrea and Loftus, Emma and Lombardo, Umberto and Mackie, Madeline
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  :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.}"
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