Moray HER - NJ17SE0003 - COVESEA CAVE

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Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC) A100    
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD) B100    
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD) C100    
Post-Roman, period uncertain D100    
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC) A1002278 BC - 2027 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E1001118 BC - 916 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E1001116 BC - 9156 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E1001042 BC - 842 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E1001110 BC - 903 BC   
Early Bronze Age (2200 BC - 1800 BC) F1002294 BC - 2041 BC   
Early Neolithic (4000 BC - 3300 BC) G1003766 BC - 3640 BC   
Early Bronze Age (2200 BC - 1800 BC) H1002119 BC - 1888 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E100978 BC - 830 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E100911 BC - 910 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E100970 BC - 816 BC   
Late Bronze Age (1300 BC - 800 BC) E100927 BC - 829 BC   
Neolithic (4000 - 2500 BC) H100    

Period Notes

Period Notes Radiocarbon dates from samples from 2014 investigations - Cave 1: SUERC-61925 (GU-38272), tooth, 3731+/-36 BP, calibrated to 2278-2027 BC at 2 sigma. Cave 2: SUERC-61926 (GU-38273), bone, 2849+/-36 BP, calibrated to 1118 - 916 BC at 2 sigma; SUERC-61927 (GU-38274) bone, 2846+-/-36 BP, calibrated to 1116 - 915 BC at 2 sigma; SUERC-61928 (GU-38275), bone 2796+/-36 BP, calibrated to 1042 - 842 BC at 2 sigma; SUERC-61929 (GU-38276), bone, 2829+/-36 BP, calibrated to 1110 - 903 BC at 2 sigma; SUERC-61930 (GU38277), bone, 3767+/-36, calibrated to 2294 - 2041 BC at 2 sigma; SUERC-61934 (GU-38278), bone - gull, 4908+/-36, calibrated to 3766-3640 BC at 2 sigma. Cave 2 - SUERC-69070, human bone, 3614+/-33 BP, calibrated to 2119-1888 BC; SUERC-68715, human bone, 2738+/-29 BP, calibrated to 970-816 BC; SUERC-68716, human bone, 2757+/- 29 BP, calibrated to 977-829 BC. One of caves (not identified): SUERC-68713, human bone, 2758+/-29 BP, calibrated to 978-830 BC; SUERC-68714, human bone, 2714+/-29 BP, calibrated to 911-810 BC.

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