Sample: S64.29, context 3511, submitted by M Allen on 11 March 1994
Material: antler (D Serjeantson)
Initial comment: from the fill of stonehole 63a, part of the Bluestone Horseshoe.
Objectives: to determine the chronological order of the settings within phase 3, and to determine the length of this phase and its chronological relationship with phase 2.
Calibrated date range: 2280-1940 cal BC (95% confidence)
OxA-4878 3740+/-40BP (-21.8 per mil)
Sample: S56.35, context 2427, submitted by M Allen on 11 March 1994
Material: animal bone, canid ulna (D Serjeantson)
Initial comment: from the fill of stonehole 40c. The stump of this stone is still in situ, so it may be assumed that the sample is from the packing, although this is not explicitly stated. Stonehole 40c is part of the Bluestone Circle.
Objectives: to determine the chronological order of the settings within phase 3, and to determine the length of this phase and its chronological relationship with phase 2.
Calibrated date range: 2290-2030 cal BC (95% confidence)
Quality assurance measurements are available for OxA-4877 and OxA-4878.
OxA-4900 3865+/-50BP (-23.1 per mil)
Sample: S56.39, context 2427, submitted by M Allen on 11 March 1994
Material: antler tine, Cervus elaphus (D Serjeantson)
Initial comment: from the `original stonehole fill' of stonehole 40c (C17). This is the packing around the stone which is still in situ. Stonehole 40c is part of the Bluestone Circle.
Objectives: to determine the chronological order of the settings within phase 3, and to determine the length of this phase and its chronological relationship with phase 2.
Calibrated date range: 2480-2140 cal BC (95% confidence)
Quality assurance measurements are available for this result, in addition to details of the chemistry and measurement techniques used for all the samples.
Comment on series (M Allen): these results provide the only dates for the Bluestone settings which are unparalelled in British archaeology.
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