Ancient Maize Map

Information

ID: 560
Other ID: M-1168
Type: MacroSample
Subtype: cob
Site: Davis (41CE19)
Depositional context: pit
Condition: charred
Pottery type: not applicable
Vessel form: not applicable

Charred maize recovered from a pit in Feature 31, Premound A structure (Story and Valastro 1977: Table 1). This sample's age reported as: 655±75, but is corrected for fractionation in this database using the formula from Reimer, Brown and Reimer (2004).

Radiocarbon Date

Lab number: M-1168
Dating method: conventional
Directly dated: Yes
Dated material: uncharred maize
Contaminated?: No
Lower cal BP (years): 954
Median cal BP (years): 822
Upper cal BP (years): 682
Uncal BP (years): 900
± 1 σ (years): 80
δ13C:

Attached Files

References Cited

Story, Dee Ann and S. Valastro, Jr.
1977 Radiocarbon Dating and the George C. Davis Site, Texas. Journal of Field Archaeology 4(1):63-89.

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