Ancient Maize Map

Information

ID: 562
Other ID: Tx-914A
Type: MacroSample
Subtype: cob
Site: Davis (41CE19)
Depositional context: post hole
Condition: charred
Pottery type: not applicable
Vessel form: not applicable

Charred maize recovered from Feature 120-2, a posthole from a pre-Mound B structure under Mound B's (Story and Valastro 1977: Table 1). This sample's age reported as: 790±70, but is corrected for fractionation in this database using the formula from Reimer, Brown and Reimer (2004).

Radiocarbon Date

Lab number: Tx-914A
Dating method: AMS
Directly dated: Yes
Dated material: charred maize
Contaminated?: No
Lower cal BP (years): 1169
Median cal BP (years): 951
Upper cal BP (years): 781
Uncal BP (years): 1035
± 1 σ (years): 75
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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