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An archaeological radiocarbon database for southern Africa

Abstract:: The Southern African Radiocarbon Database (SARD) is a new online, open-access database of published radiocarbon dates from southern African archaeological contexts. Compatible with the calibration, Bayesian modelling and mapping functionality of the OxCal software, the SARD will greatly assist in the documentation and analysis of chronological trends across the subcontinent. This article introduces the database and presents two case studies that demonstrate its utility and its integration with OxCal, comparing the temporal distribution of radiocarbon dates in two archaeologically well-investigated regions, and assessing the timing of Middle to Later Stone Age technological developments across the African subcontinent.

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Loftus, E., Mitchell, P., & Ramsey, C. (2019). An archaeological radiocarbon database for southern Africa. Antiquity, 93(370), 870–885.

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Loftus, E., et al. “An Archaeological Radiocarbon Database for Southern Africa.” Antiquity, vol. 93, no. 370, Cambridge University Press, 2019, pp. 870–85.

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Loftus, E, P Mitchell, and C Ramsey. 2019. “An Archaeological Radiocarbon Database for Southern Africa.” Antiquity 93 (370): 870–85.
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+ Loftus, E More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: Social Sciences Division
Department:: School of Archaeology
Oxford college:: Merton College
Role:: Author

+ Mitchell, P More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: Social Sciences Division
Department:: School of Archaeology
Role:: Author

+ Ramsey, C More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: School of Archaeology
Sub department:: Archaeology Research Lab
Oxford college:: Merton College
Role:: Author

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Journal:: Antiquity More from this journal
Volume:: 93
Issue:: 370
Pages:: 870-885
Publication date:: 2019-07-08
Acceptance date:: 2018-12-18
DOI:: 10.15184/aqy.2019.75
EISSN:: 1745-1744
ISSN:: 0003-598X

Keywords:: southern Africa

open access

radiocarbon

chronological modelling
Pubs id:: pubs:955996
UUID:: uuid:24db7069-ebb2-4220-be78-30e4d9350ea2
Local pid:: pubs:955996
Source identifiers:: 955996
Deposit date:: 2019-01-03

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Copyright holder:: Antiquity Publications Ltd
Copyright date:: 2019
Notes:: Copyright © 2019 Antiquity Publications Ltd. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Cambridge University Press at: https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2019.75

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