Bouldnor Cliff, Isle of Wight: Tree-Ring Analysis and Radiocarbon Wiggle-Matching of Subfossil Oaks
Author(s): Nigel Nayling, Hamilton, Paula Reimer, Peter Marshall
Analysis of all samples taken from Bouldnor Cliff between 2000–5 has led to the construction of two site means, Bouldnor_T11 and Bouldnor_T3. These site means have been compared with each other without cross-matching. The sequences have also been compared with undated prehistoric sequences from the British Isles without producing any significant correlations with the exception of those from the Severn Estuary. Hence these tree-ring sequences, at present, are not absolutely dated. Wiggle-match radiocarbon dating of a timber BC_C14_1, part of Bouldnor_T11 estimates this site mean dates from 6275-6245 cal BC (95% probability) to 6000–5960 cal BC (95% probability).
- Report Number:
- 73/2015
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 27
- Keywords:
- Dendrochronology Prehistoric Radiocarbon Dating Wood