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AMS dating of the Manx Ronaldsway Neolithic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Stephen Burrow  and
Timothy Darvill
Stephen Burrow
Affiliation:
School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, England. E-mail: [email protected]@bournemouth.ac.uk
Timothy Darvill
Affiliation:
School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, England. E-mail: [email protected]@bournemouth.ac.uk
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The Ronaldsway Culture of the Isle of Man was recognized as a classic later Neolithic assemblage over 50 years ago; its dating and duration have been matters of debate. AMS radiocarbon determinations from carbonaceous deposits on Ronaldsway-style pots resolve chronological questions, while new research provides a more secure social context.

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Antiquity , Volume 71 , Issue 272 , June 1997 , pp. 412 - 419
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1997

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