14C dating of the Early to Late Bronze Age stratigraphic sequence of Aegina Kolonna, Greece

Wild, Eva Maria; Gauß, Walter; Forstenpointner, Gerhard; Lindblom, Michael; Smetana, Rudolfine; Steier, Peter; Thanheiser, Ursula; Weninger, Franz

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.086

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“…This is now the case, and the evidence of Dhaskalio indicates a striking continuity between the successive phases there, with no suggestion of a gap. The good series of radiocarbon dates from Kolonna on the Saronic island of Aegina (Wild et al 2010) harmonises well with the dates here, suggesting that the end of Dhaskalio Phase C falls a century or so earlier than the Early Helladic/Middle Helladic transition at Kolonna.…”

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confidence: 82%

The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

Renfrew¹,

Boyd²,

Ramsey³

2012

Antiquity

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The sanctuary on the island of Keros takes the form of deposits of broken marble vessels and figurines, probably brought severally for deposition from elsewhere in the Cyclades. These acts of devotion have now been accurately dated, thanks to Bayesian analyses of the contemporary stratigraphic sequence on the neighbouring islet of Dhaskalio. The period of use—from 2750 to 2300 cal BC—precedes any identified worship of gods in the Aegean and the site is among the earliest ritual destinations only accessible by sea. The authors offer some preliminary thoughts on the definition of these precocious acts of pilgrimage.

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Section: Implications Of the Refined Chronologysupporting

confidence: 82%

The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

Renfrew¹,

Boyd²,

Ramsey³

2012

Antiquity

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“…251). Such a late 17th century BC date range is also consonant with-and more so than a mid-17th century BC date-the relevant Aegean 14 C evidence available excluding the 14 C data from Santorini (Manning et al 2006: Table 1; Wild et al 2010;Lindblom and Manning 2011). The analysis of the Santorini 14 C data in terms of a sequence of 14 C data from before, contemporary with, and after the Santorini eruption horizon is the most appropriate and robust approach (as in Manning 2006Manning , 2009, and as now adapted in this paper to consider the possible relevance and impact of favoring, subjectively, the "low date clump" identified in the Akrotiri VDL data as perhaps more relevant to the correct 14 C age of this context).…”

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Considerations of the Scale of Radiocarbon Offsets in the East Mediterranean, and Considering a Case for the Latest (Most Recent) Likely Date for the Santorini Eruption

Manning

Kromer

2012

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ABSTRACT.The debate over the dating of the Santorini (Thera) volcanic eruption has seen sustained efforts to criticize or challenge the radiocarbon dating of this time horizon. We consider some of the relevant areas of possible movement in the 14 C dating-and, in particular, any plausible mechanisms to support as late (most recent) a date as possible. First, we report and analyze data investigating the scale of apparent possible 14 C offsets (growing season related) in the Aegean-Anatolia-east Mediterranean region (excluding the southern Levant and especially pre-modern, pre-dam Egypt, which is a distinct case), and find no evidence for more than very small possible offsets from several cases. This topic is thus not an explanation for current differences in dating in the Aegean and at best provides only a few years of latitude. Second, we consider some aspects of the accuracy and precision of 14 C dating with respect to the Santorini case. While the existing data appear robust, we nonetheless speculate that examination of the frequency distribution of the 14 C data on short-lived samples from the volcanic destruction level at Akrotiri on Santorini (Thera) may indicate that the average value of the overall data sets is not necessarily the most appropriate ,4 C age to use for dating this time horizon. We note the recent paper of Soter (2011), which suggests that in such a volcanic context some (small) age increment may be possible from diffuse C0 2 emissions (the effect is hypothetical at this stage and has not been observed in the field), and that "if short-lived samples from the same stratigraphie horizon yield a wide range of 14 C ages, the lower values may be the least altered by old C0 2 ." In this context, it might be argued that a substantive "low" grouping of 14 C ages observable within the overall 14 C data sets on short-lived samples from the Thera volcanic destruction level centered about 3326-3328 BP is perhaps more representative of the contemporary atmospheric 14 C age (without any volcanic C0 2 contamination). This is a subjective argument (since, in statistical terms, the existing studies using the weighted average remain valid) that looks to support as late a date as reasonable from the 14 C data. The impact of employing this revised 14 C age is discussed. In general, a late 17th century BC date range is found (to remain) to be most likely even //such a late-dating strategy is followed-a late 17th century BC date range is thus a robust finding from the 14 C evidence even allowing for various possible variation factors. However, the possibility of a mid-16th century BC date (within -1593-1530 cal BC) is increased when compared against previous analyses if the Santorini data are considered in isolation.

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“…After exclusion of some samples with possible contamination and a few outliers, this sequence contains 46 measurements. Conclusions in this contribution are based on the prior information and the model as published in Wild et al (2010). The eruption of Santorini can be placed in phase K, while the transition from phase Κ to phase L defines the transition from LH I to LH IIA.…”

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“…Part of a jaw (goat or sheep) and a tooth were also submitted for 14 C dating (Bruins et al 2008(Bruins et al , 2009. In both cases, it is likely that these isolated bones do not reflect the eruption proper as they were not found in primary contexts and we cannot assume that the respective animals were killed by Modelled date (BC) Figure 4 Modeled age for the transition from Phase Κ to Phase L at Aegina Kolonna based on model published by Wild et al (2010).…”

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The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the “Offset”

Höflmayer¹

2012

Radiocarbon

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ABSTRACT. Despite many recent attempts to settle the dispute concerning the absolute date of the Minoan Santorini eruption, there are still differences between some archaeologists and scientists on the absolute dates and the reliability of radiocarbon dating. The recent publication of over 200 new ,4 C dates for dynastic Egypt rules out a major flaw in the historical chronology of Egypt and proves the reliability of 14 C dating in the Nile Valley. Therefore, the student of Aegean archaeology and eastern Mediterranean interconnections is still confronted with an archaeologically based conventional, or "low," chronology and a 14 C-backed "high" chronology. New 14 C determinations from different sites of the Aegean support the high chronology for the Late Minoan (LM) IA, while recent re-evaluation of LM IB determinations are slightly higher but more or less in agreement with archaeological estimations. The present contribution reviews archaeological and scientific data for the LM IA period and argues that a reduced (-30 to 50 yr) offset between archaeological and 14 C dates for the Minoan Santorini eruption may be possible, thus offering new perspectives for potential solutions for this problem.

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14C dating of the Early to Late Bronze Age stratigraphic sequence of Aegina Kolonna, Greece

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

The oldest maritime sanctuary? Dating the sanctuary at Keros and the Cycladic Early Bronze Age

Considerations of the Scale of Radiocarbon Offsets in the East Mediterranean, and Considering a Case for the Latest (Most Recent) Likely Date for the Santorini Eruption

The Date of the Minoan Santorini Eruption: Quantifying the “Offset”

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