Radiocarbon ages of raised‐beach shells from Oronsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland: a lesson in interpretation and deduction

• Published in: Boreas
• Main Author: JARDINE, W. GRAHAM
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1978
• Subjects: Greenland; Norway; Raised Beach; Finnmark; North Norway
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1978.tb00277.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1502-3885.1978.tb00277.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1502-3885.1978.tb00277.x

Comparison of radiocarbon ages of raised‐beach shells from sites in the proximity of Mesolithic shell middens on Oronsay illustrates the importance of correct interpretation of the significance of the stratigraphical, ecological and archaeological contexts of dated shells. A difference of c. 3000 ye...