Laboratory Dating Results

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Laboratory Dating Results Week One (Level 1, Locality 1) Radiocarbon Dates: Antler (F1) 1700 ± 50 BP Bone (F2) 1680 ± 80 BP Bone (F4) 2100 ± 140 BP Thermoluminescence Dates: Ceramic (C1) 1950 – 1980 AD Ceramic (M2) 1808 – 1878 AD Ceramic (C3) 302 – 380 AD Ceramic (C5) 187 – 240 AD Ceramic (C6) 97-160 AD Week Two (Level 6, Locality 2) Radiocarbon Dates: Bone (F2) 9810 ± 300 BP Bone (F9) 10400 ± 250 BP Bone (F16) 11300 ± 450 BP You will need to convert to AD to BP dates and BP to AD dates. Tables Table 1. Radiocarbon and Thermoluminescence Dates from Level 1 of Locality 1 Samples Calendar Years Years Before Present Dating Method Antler (F1) 200 - 300 AD 1700 ± 50 BP Radiocarbon Bone (F2) 190 – 350 AD 1680 ± 80 BP Radiocarbon Bone (F4) 10 – 290 AD 2100 ± 140 BP Radiocarbon Ceramic (C1) 1950 – 1980 AD -15 or 0 ± 15 BP Thermoluminescence Ceramic (M2) 1808 – 1878 AD 107 ± 35 BP Thermoluminescence Ceramic (C3) 302 – 380 AD 1609 ± 39 BP Thermoluminescence Ceramic (C5) 187 – 240 AD 1737 ± 27 BP Thermoluminescence Ceramic (C6) 97-160 AD 1822 ± 32 BP Thermoluminescence Table 2. Radiocarbon dates from selected bones from Level 6 of Locality 2 Samples Calendar Years Years Before Present Dating Method Bone (F2) 8160 – 7560 BC 9810 ± 300 BP Radiocarbon Bone (F9) 8700 – 8200 BC 10400 ± 250 BP Radiocarbon Bone (F16) 9800 – 8900BC 11300 ± 450 BP Radiocarbon *You must complete these two tables and insert them into your Final Project
Complete the date tables that you are provided and use the dates in your discussion. Standardize your discussion by referring to the dates exclusively as years before present (BP) Calendar dates are in BC ( Before Christ ; before year 0) and AD ( Anno Domini , after year 0) The year 1950 is used to represent the start of the modern period as it approximately corresponds to the development of radiocarbon dating and start of the atomic age Conversion to Calendrical Years (BP to A.D. or B.C.) Example 1 Radiocarbon Years 1600 +/- 50 a) Convert to a range 1650 – 1550 b) Subtract 1950 (1950 – 1650) to (1950 -1550) = 300 – 400 years AD* Example 2 Radiocarbon Years 3700 +/- 50 a) Convert to a range 3750 – 3650 b) Subtract 1950 (1950 – 3750) to (1950 -3650) 1800 – 1700 years BC* *negative results are years BC, positive are years AD Conversion to Radiocarbon Years (AD or BC) to BP
AD to BP Formula Example 1 Calendrical Years 1200 to 1600 years AD a) Determine the range between the values 1600 – 1200 = 400 b) Halve the range to determine the error 400/2 = +/- 200 c) Subtract each calendrical value from 1950 (1950 - 1200) to (1950 - 1600) = 750 – 350 years BP d) Find the median of the range 750 – 350 = 550 Final Radiocarbon date: 550 +/- 200 years BP BC to BP Formula Example 2 Calendrical Years 4500 to 3600 years BC a) Determine the range between the values 4500 - 3600 = 900 b) Halve the range to determine the error 900/2 = +/- 450 c) Add 1950 to each of the calendrical values (1950 + 4500) – (1950 + 3600) = 6450 – 5550 years BP d) Find the median of the range 6450 to 5550 = 6000 Final Radiocarbon date: 6000 +/- 450 years BP
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