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SHOS

environment: Savanna Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Shongweni South
country: South Africa
region: Kwazulu-Natal
latitude: -29.85000038147
longitude: 30.71669960022
record: SHOS
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

SHOS_Radiocarbon

series: SHOS_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
	960.85	58.1344	Pta-1059	Pta-1059		1120	50	plant remains			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	5 cm, Spit A, Level 1b		Organic matter from dung floor
	1335.47	42.0342	Pta-1060	Pta-1060		700	60	plant remains	Sorghum		conventional 14C	Iron Age		24 cm, Spit C		In pit, later than Level 1
	-2463.77	108.143	Pta-1061	Pta-1061		4000	60	plant remains	Sclerocarya birrea (marul		conventional 14C	LSA		Spit D, Level 6
	884.916	70.5504	Pta-1766	Pta-1766		1200	50	plant remains			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	22-23 cm, Spit C, Level 1b		Organic matter from dung floor
	1042.69	60.6056	Pta-1837	Pta-1837		1060	45	plant remains			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	10 cm, Spit A, Level 1b		Organic matter from dung floor
	1120.96	122.49	Pta-1948	Pta-1948		940	135	plant remains	Cultivated plants		conventional 14C	Iron Age
	985.994	85.8568	Pta-1951	Pta-1951		1100	70	plant remains	Pennisetum heads		conventional 14C	LSA		Spit C, Levels 4 + 5		In pit, later than Level 1
	89.5366	76.9959	Pta-4040	Pta-4040		1960	60	plant remains	Sclerocarya birrea (marul		conventional 14C	LSA		Spit l, below Level 3
	-11763.1	151.355	Pta-682	Pta-682		11870	130				conventional 14C	LSA	Robberg	Level 1
	308.788	72.1806	Pta-821	Pta-821		1770	60	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Spit B, Level 3		Stratigraphy disturbed because contains cultigens
	-2291.42	102.491	Pta-823	Pta-823		3870	60	charcoal			conventional 14C	LSA	Wilton	Spit D, Level 6		Stratigraphy disturbed because contains cultigens
	-16035.4	184.579	Pta-882	Pta-882		14760	130				conventional 14C	LSA	Robberg	Level 4
	-25269.4	331.429	Pta-966	Pta-966		22990	310				conventional 14C	LSA	ELSA	Level 7

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

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Davies, O. (1975) Excavations at Shongweni South Cave: the oldest evidence to date for cultigens in southern Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, pp.627-62. data publication
Hall, M. and Vogel, J. (1980) Some recent radiocarbon dates from Southern Africa. The Journal of African History, 21(04), p.431. doi:10.1017/s0021853700018673 data publication
Vogel, J., Fuls, A. and Visser, E. (1986) Pretoria Radiocarbon Dates III. Radiocarbon, 28(03), pp.1133-1172. doi:10.1017/s003382220002018x data publication

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