Radiocarbon Dates from the O xford AMS S ystem: A rchaeometry Datelist 35
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This is the 35th list of AMS radiocarbon determinations measured at the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit (ORAU). Amongst some of the sites included here are the latest series of determinations from the key sites of Abydos, El Mirón, Ban Chiang, Grotte de Pigeons (Taforalt), Alepotrypa and Oberkassel, as well as others dating to the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and later periods. Comments on the significance of the results are provided by the submitters of the material.
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The δ13C values of the six shabtis match quite well with δ13C data of ancient Ficus sycomorus samples from Egypt, −27.6‰ and −25.7‰.
“These values seem to match quite well with δ13C data of ancient Ficus sycomorus samples from Egypt, −27.6 ‰ and −25.7 ‰, measured at the Oxford laboratory [171].”
From The Minoan Thera eruption predates Pharaoh Ahmose: Radiocarbon dating of Egyptian 17th to early 18th Dynasty museum objects (2025) · cites this paper as [171]
The Egypt Abydos, Sedment and others datelist reports δ13C values of −27.6‰ and −25.7‰ for the cited wooden samples. It identifies the −25.7‰ sample as Ficus sycomorus, but marks the −27.6‰ sample as “Ficus sycomorus?”, so the claim omits that identification uncertainty. The comparison with the shabtis is the citing authors’ own assessment. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredTamarix and Acacia have δ13C values that are less negative than the shabtis.
“However, both of these trees have δ13C values that are less negative. For example, the few Tamarix trees growing today at Mount Sedom near the Dead Sea in Israel, a hyper-arid region with 46 mm average annual rainfall (1960–2005), have δ13C values ranging from −21.1 ‰ to −22.7 ‰. Tree rings of ancient Tamarix wood uncovered at Mount Sedom have δ13C values in the range of −25.8 ‰ to −20.6 ‰, as wet”
From The Minoan Thera eruption predates Pharaoh Ahmose: Radiocarbon dating of Egyptian 17th to early 18th Dynasty museum objects (2025) · cites this paper as [171]
The Egypt Abydos, Sedment and other sites passage (listed under “Iraq Kish”; page unavailable) gives δ13C values for Acacia wooden combs. Searches for Tamarix and shabtis found no measurements for either or a comparison with the Acacia samples, so our copy does not establish that the trees’ values are less negative than the shabtis’. (LLM, conf=0.76)
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- Authors
- Bronk Ramsey, C., Higham, T. F. G., Brock, F., Baker, D., Ditchfield, P., & Staff, R. A.
- Affiliations
- Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art Oxford University Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QY UK
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Higham, T. F. G.
- Venue
- Archaeometry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-11-10
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 177-216
- ISSN
- 0003-813X (ISSN-L)
- 1475-4754
- OpenAlex
- W1581199801
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- 0.73
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Archaeometry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Keywords
- radiocarbon dates, Abydos, Ban Chiang, Taforalt, Paleolithic, Mesolithic, prehistoric archaeology
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