Analyses of Middle Helladic Skeletal Material from Aspis, Argos, 1. Radiocarbon Analysis of Human Remains

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ID11520814
AuthorsSophia Voutsaki (corresponding author), A J Nijboer (0000-0001-8231-8204), Albert Nijboer, Anna Philippa-Touchais, Gilles Touchais (0000-0002-7225-2157), Sevi Triantaphyllou
Year2006
Volume130
Issue2
Pages613-625
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin de correspondance hellénique (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-4217 • E-ISSN: 2241-0104
PublisherPERSEE Program (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3406/bch.2006.7429
OpenAlexW2461368637
LanguageEN
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This paper presents the results of the radiocarbon analysis of human bones (seven samples) from MH Aspis. The analyses have been carried out at the Centre for Isotope Research, University of Groningen, using the AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectroscop) method. The main aim of the analysis is to elucidate the periods of use of the site by comparing the absolute dates with the relative chronology which has been reconstructed on the basis of the complex stratigraphy and the ceramic sequence of the site. The Aspis results suggest that the end of the MH period, the ΜΗ III / LH I boundary, should be placed around 1700 BC. ?he radiocarbon analysis does not allow us to define the ΜΗ II / ΜΗ III boundary accurately because of the short duration of these sub-phases and the fairly broad range of the radiocarbon dates which is due to the shape of the calibration curve in this period

Accelerator mass spectrometry · Archaeology · Art · Boundary line · Chronology · Geography · Geometry · Isotope analysis · Period (music · Radiocarbon dating · Tectonics · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Mathematics · Oceanography · Paleontology · Stratigraphy

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