Radiocarbon Dates of Old and Middle Kingdom Monuments in Egypt

2001/01/01 by Georges Bonani, Herbert Haas, Zahi Hawass +7 · 4 citations
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Ancient Egypt and Archaeology #Archaeology and ancient environmental studies #Archaeology and Historical Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s0033822200038558

Abstract

Between 1984 and 1995 over 450 organic samples were collected from monuments built during the Old and Middle Kingdoms. The most suitable samples were selected for dating. The purpose was to establish a radiocarbon chronology with samples from secure context and collected with the careful techniques required for 14 C samples. This chronology is compared to the historical chronology established by reconstructing written documentation.

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• Discussion Reporting of 14C Data

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