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Orton, 2015

series: Orton, 2015

	labcode	country	region	longitude	latitude	site	sample	material	species	d13C	r_date	r_date_sigma	qual	F14C	F14C_sigma
	OxA-4543	South Africa	Western Cape	21.2167	-34.4	Blombos Cave	E2, MCIV	bone	Ovis aries	-12.6	1960	50		0.7836	0.0047
	OxA-22933	South Africa	Northern Cape	17.25	-30.235	Koingnaas 2005/041	KN2005/041 E6 Midden	bone	Bos taurus	-15.753	1625	25		0.81685	0.00252
	OxA-3862	South Africa	Northern Cape	17.2722	-30.2944	Spoeg River Cave	FBS C9	bone	Ovis aries	-14.1	2105	65		0.769477	0.00622632

data_url: https://c14.arch.ox.ac.uk/database/public.php?ref=doi:10.1080/0067270x.2015.1019262

Records

BBC

environment: Fynbos Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Blombos Cave
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -34.400001525879
longitude: 21.21669960022
record: BBC
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BBC_Radiocarbon

series: BBC_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	88.8641	67.9153	OxA-4543	E2, MCIV		1960	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	182.189	71.5513	OxA-4544	E2, dune		1880	55	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	-458.636	113.409	Pta-6175	Pta-6175		2400	40	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	1642.66	52.3223	Pta-6184	Pta-6184		290	20	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	231.208	70.7228	Pta-6185	Pta-6185		1840	50	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA
	-281.174	66.9798	Pta-6246	Pta-6246		2280	50	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	-319.699	94.5256	Pta-6247	Pta-6247		2340	50	marine shell			conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA
	43.9271	57.4729	Wk-25554	Wk-25554		1995	43	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/BBC

KN041

environment: Succulent Karoo Biome
site_context: shell midden
site: Koingnaas 2005/041
country: South Africa
region: Northern Cape
latitude: -30.235000610352
longitude: 17.25
record: KN041
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

KN041_Radiocarbon

series: KN041_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	479.319	37.3363	OxA-22933	KN2005/041 E6 Midden		1625	25	bone	Bos taurus		AMS	LSA		E6 midden
	475.084	35.9257	OxA-22979	OxA-22979		1631	23	charcoal			AMS	LSA		H6 midden

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/KN041

SRC

environment: Succulent Karoo Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Spoeg River Cave
country: South Africa
region: Northern Cape
latitude: -30.294399261475
longitude: 17.272199630737
record: SRC
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

SRC_Radiocarbon

series: SRC_Radiocarbon
series_type: R_Dates
parameter_list: ~z,~z_range,r_technique,period,sub_period,context,sub_context,notes

	t	t_sigma	labcode	sample	qual	r_date	r_date_sigma	material	taxon	d13C	r_technique	period	sub_period	context	sub_context	notes
	603	45.9009	GrA-0930	GrA-0930		1490	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Layer 9, GAS 2, C4
	817.206	70.9154	GrA-9027	GrA-9027		1260	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Layer 7, YBS, D6
	159.575	64.0057	GrA-9028	GrA-9028		1900	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Final LSA	Layer 10,SAS, C6
	170.418	64.5138	GrA-9029	GrA-9029		1890	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Final LSA	Layer 9, GAS2 C6
	159.575	64.0057	GrA-9032	GrA-9032		1900	50	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Final LSA	Layer 10,SAS C6, 60-67 cm
	-85.3335	93.4558	OxA-3862	FBS C9		2105	65	bone	Ovis aries		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	FBS (?Layers 7-9 of 1994 dig)
	139.339	53.9049	Pta-4745	Pta-4745		1920	40				conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Hearth 12 above FBS andShelly Patch 91 cm
	703.654	52.4899	Pta-4753	Pta-4753		1390	50				conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	C9, Hearth 3 in Twiggy 20 cm
	19.5947	73.9235	Pta-6334	Pta-6334		2020	60	marine other	Jasus lalandii		conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	C9, Patella 45 cm
	126.016	65.9302	Pta-6749	Pta-6749		1930	50				conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Layer 6b, Twiggy 6, C6, 40-50 cm
	639.857	49.5189	Pta-6750	Pta-6750		1450	50				conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Layer 4, CST, C6, 12-15 cm
	-1806.64	74.6767	Pta-6754	Pta-6754		3520	50				conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA	Layer 13 Hearth 34, D5, 50 cm/60-100 cm
	-1879.98	93.0296	Pta-6987	Pta-6987		3580	60				conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA	Layer 12, BSB2, D5, 50 cm
	-445.969	80.8409	Pta-7200	Pta-7200		2400	25				conventional 14C	LSA	Final LSA	Layer 10,SAS C6, 60-67 cm

data_url: https://intchron.org/public.php?record=sadb/SRC

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Hedges, R. E. M., Housley, R. A., Bronk Ramsey, C., & van Klinken, G. J. (1994). Radiocarbon dates from the oxford ams system: archaeometry datelist 18. Archaeometry, 36(2), 337-374. data
Henshilwood, C. (1996) A revised chronology for pastoralism in southernmost Africa: new evidence of sheep at c. 2000 b.p. from Blombos Cave, South Africa. Antiquity, 70(270), pp.945-949. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00084210 data publication
Henshilwood, C.S. (2008) Holocene prehistory of the southern Cape. Excavations at Blombos Cave and Blombosfontein Nature Reserve. BAR International Series 1860. Oxford, Archaeopress. data
Higham, T. F. G., Bronk Ramsey, C., Brock, F., Baker, D., & Ditchfield, P. (2007). Radiocarbon dates from the oxford ams system: archaeometry datelist 32. Archaeometry, 49(S1), 1-60. data
Orton, J. (2015) The introduction of pastoralism to southernmost Africa: thoughts on new contributions to an ongoing debate. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 50(2), pp.250-258. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2015.1019262 data publication
Orton, J., Mitchell, P., Klein, R., Steele, T. and Horsburgh, A.K. (2013) An early date for cattle from Namaqualand, South Africa: implications for the origins of herding in southern Africa. Antiquity, 87(335), pp.108-120. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00048651 data publication
Orton, J.D.J. (2012) Late Holocene archaeology in Namaqualand, South Africa: hunter-gatherers and herders in a semi-arid environment. . Doctoral thesis, University of Oxford.. data
Sealy, J. and Yates, R. (1994) The chronology of the introduction of pastoralism to the Cape, South Africa. Antiquity, 68(258), pp.58-67. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00046196 data publication
Vogel, J.C., Plug, I. and Webley, L. (1997) New dates for the introduction of sheep into South Africa: the evidence from Spoegrivier Cave in Namaqualand. South African Journal of Science, 93, pp.246-248. data
Webley, L. (1992) The history and archaeology of pastoralism and hunter-gatherer settlement in the north-western Cape, South Africa. Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town. data
Webley, L. (2002) The re-excavation of Spoegrivier Cave on the west coast of South Africa. Annals of the Eastern Cape Museums, 2, pp.19-49. data

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