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Age BP | OxA-601 (6190 ±90) | |
Site | 2B Occupation to 3B Occupation ( / Great Britain and Ireland / Great Britain and Ireland ) | |
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Latitude | 51.8784 | |
Longitude | -5.2920 | |
Contact | M Farley & R Wilson (Bucks Co Museum) | |
Period | Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic transition | |
References | Archaeometry, 28, 1986, 211 | |
Comments | CL Tufa with soils, animal bones, and flint-knapping Bone, id as Bos, unfused distal metatarsal, from F603, 52-318 at Misbourne Viaduct, Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire, England. Subm M Farley & R Wilson. Comment (subm) (MF): The dates in general confirm the observed stratigraphic sequence and indicate that the tufa was forming from the later Meso into the later Neolithic. Two dates give problems: OxA-620 was expected to be contemporary with OxA-601 and OxA-619, but could be a downward intrusion due to rabbit activity. The early date of the red deer vertebra OxA-621 seems unlikely both on grounds of stratigraphy and because it appears to articulate with bone in the late Meso horizon. The early presence of red deer cannot be ruled out (cf Gough's Cave). | |
