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BUZ

environment: Succulent Karoo Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Buzz Shelter (VR005)
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -31.523599624634
longitude: 18.600299835205
record: BUZ
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

BUZ_Radiocarbon

series: BUZ_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
	-3208.74	105.227	AA-89911	AA-89911		4551	54	bone			AMS	LSA		Layer4top - M11 NE/NW L9a		Terrestrial mammal
	-4244.88	83.3707	AA-89912	AA-89912		5452	54	bone			AMS	LSA		Layer6 - M11SE/SW L15c		Terrestrial mammal
	1576.74	48.6694	OxA-22877	OxA-22877		324	22	plant remains			AMS			Layer3base - N11 NW L7		Grass; considered incorrect
	-1556.88	43.538	OxA-22984	OxA-22984		3327	26	charcoal			AMS	LSA		Layer2 - M11 NE L3		Acacia karoo?; considered incorrect
	-13236.5	86.314	OxA-22985	OxA-22985		12770	50	charcoal			AMS	LSA		Layer3mid - N11 NW L5		Acacia karoo?; considered incorrect
	-2740.4	80.8703	OxA-22986	OxA-22986		4185	31	charcoal			AMS	LSA		Layer5 - M11 NE L12		Acacia karoo?
	140.404	42.4356	OxA-24515	VR005-245 O11SW L4a		1921	25	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS			Layer3top - O11SW L4a
	-13494.8	97.8028	OxA-24722	OxA-24722		12955	50	charcoal			AMS	LSA		Layer3mid - N11 NW L5		Acacia karoo?; considered incorrect
	464.471	38.4956	OxA-25352	VR005 O11 SW L3a		1646	25	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS			Layer2 - O11SW L3a
	-2325.71	71.5919	UGAMS-11683	UGAMS-11683		3890	20	plant remains			AMS	LSA		Layer4pit - N11SE L12		Grass

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

RCS

environment: Succulent Karoo Biome
site_context: rock shelter
site: Reception Shelter (VR001)
country: South Africa
region: Western Cape
latitude: -31.526100158691
longitude: 18.601100921631
record: RCS
site_type: Archaeological

Data series

RCS_Radiocarbon

series: RCS_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
	1343.97	33.57	AA-89907	AA-89907		679	44				AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	P43 NW L1 5 cm
	-24182.8	135.858	AA-89908	AA-89908		21900	120				AMS	LSA	ELSA
	1242	34.505	AA-89909	AA-89909		828	44	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	X40 NW L15a
	-640.427	94.9628	AA-89910	AA-89910		2560	49	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS	LSA	Final LSA	Y40SW L25
	1361.85	31.7976	OxA-22876	OxA-22876		622	21	wood			AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Y40 L7
	1457.48	26.4143	OxA-22982	OxA-22982		474	22	charcoal			AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	Y40 L11		Acacia karoo?
	-672.784	81.6978	OxA-22983	OxA-22983		2578	25	charcoal			AMS	LSA	Final LSA	Y40 L18		Acacia karoo?
	1398.01	28.4802	OxA-24513	VR001-691 X40SW L6		589	23	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	X40SW L6
	1544.07	54.7224	OxA-24514	VR001-749 U47SW Spit 2		394	23	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	U47SWSpit 2
	163.879	36.6147	OxA-25353	VR001 X40SW L22		1897	25	bone	Chersina angulata		AMS	LSA	Final LSA	X40SW L22
	230.676	52.2416	OxA-25354	VR001 Y40SW L24		1840	26	bone	Bos taurus		AMS	LSA	Ceramic LSA	X40SW L24B

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

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Orton, and Jayson (2013) Late Holocene archaeology in Namaqualand, South Africa: hunter-gatherers and herders in a semi-arid environment. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 48(1), pp.149-150. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2012.756753 data publication
Orton, J. (2012) Tortoise burials in Namaqualand: uncovering ritual behaviour on South Africa's west coast. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 47(1), pp.99-114. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2011.647950 data publication
Orton, J. (2014) The late pre-colonial site of Komkans 2 (KK002) and an evaluation of the evidence for indigenous copper smelting in Namaqualand, southern Africa. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 49(3), pp.386-410. doi:10.1080/0067270x.2014.925625 data publication
Orton, J. (2016) Late Holocene Artifact Patterns and the Introduction of Herding to Semi-Arid Coastal Namaqualand, South Africa. The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 12(1), pp.78-94. doi:10.1080/15564894.2016.1228719 data publication
Orton, J., Klein, R.G., Mackay, A., Schwortz, S. and Steele, T.E. (2011) Two Holocene rock shelter deposits from the Knersvlakte, southern Namaqualand, South Africa. Southern African Humanities, 23(1), pp.109-150. 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

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