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New AMS radiocarbon dates for the North Ferriby boats—a contribution to dating prehistoric seafaring in northwestern Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Edward V. Wright ,
Robert E. M. Hedges ,
Alex Bayliss  and
Robert Van de Noort
Robert E. M. Hedges
Affiliation:
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, 6 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3OJ, England
Alex Bayliss
Affiliation:
English Heritage, 23 Savile Row, London W1S 2ET, England
Robert Van de Noort
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QE, England
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Abstract

A new series of radiocarbon measurements on three sewn-plank boats from North Ferriby, Yorkshire, has provided consistent new dating for these craft, which suggests that the appearance of such boats may fall in the early Bronze Age.

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Yorkshireboatradiocarbon datingBronze Ageexchange
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Antiquity , Volume 75 , Issue 290 , December 2001 , pp. 726 - 734
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2001

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