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Table 2 Radiocarbon dates of archaeological samples from inland sites in Northern Germany

From: The freshwater reservoir effect in radiocarbon dating

AAR

Species/material

14C age BP

C/N ratio

δ13C (‰VPDB)

δ15N (‰AIR)

Radiocarbon dates from Kayhude, Alster, Northern Germany

11403

KAY8-432,01 FC pretreated

5695 ±55

8.77 ±0.38

-28.63 ±0.05 (DI)

6.99 ±0.43

11403

KAY8-432,01 FC not pretreated

—

8.93 ±0.50

-29.01 ±1.03 (EA)

6.76 ±0.09

11403

KAY8-432,01 FC base-soluble

6740 ±160

—

—

—

11404

KAY8-168,01 FC pretreated

6090 ±55

8.28 ±0.91

-28.90 ±0.05 (DI)

12.54 ±0.21

11404

KAY8-168,01 FC not pretreated

—

8.67 ±0.43

-28.79 ±0.17 (EA)

11.36 ±0.21

11404

KAY8-168,01 FC base-soluble

6420 ±65

—

—

—

11477

KAY8-815.0 BC terrestrial mammal

9150 ±110

—

—

—

11479

KAY8-412.01 FC pretreated

5350 ±110

17.77 ±0.32

-26.53 ±0.13 (EA)

6.38 ±0.34

11479

KAY8-412.01 FC not pretreated

—

17.41 ±1.06

-26.55 ±0.10 (EA)

7.44 ±1.00

11479

KAY8-412.01 FC base soluble

6130 ±60

—

—

—

11480

KAY8-176 Charcoal

5438 ±41

—

-24.83 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11695

Pike BC

8520 ±80

—

-22.41 ±0.05 (DI)

—

14212

KAY8-435 FC pretreated

5948 ±35

15.46 ±24.63

-26.72 ±0.10 (EA)

—

Radiocarbon dates from Schlamersdorf, Trave, Northern Germany

11402

SLA5-10000 Wood

5638 ±49

—

-26.49 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11405

SLA5-10001 Wood

5762 ±48

—

-27.25 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11406

SLA5-10002 Wood

5818 ±43

—

-28.78 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11407

SLA5-10003 Wood

5750 ±90

—

-27.03 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11408

SLA5-10004 Wood

5642 ±48

—

-27.47 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11398

SL5-2784 BC Wild cat

5685 ±60

3.25 ±0.13

-19.27 ±0.05 (DI)

6.49 ±0.29

11399

SL5-2761 BC beaver

6480 ±90

3.59 ±0.11

-22.42 ±0.05 (DI)

4.68 ±0.89

11400

SL5-2883 BC wild boar

6035 ±60

3.24 ±0.01

-21.39 ±0.05 (DI)

5.01 ±0.13

11401

SL5-2913 BC fish; five vertebrae

—

3.27 ±0.02

-21.40 ±0.05 (EA)

4.75 ±23

11401

SL5-2913 BC fish; remaining BF

—

3.25 ±0.01

26.91 ±0.04 (EA)

7.91 ±44

11475

SLA5-2869 BC cyprinid

7770 ±100

—

—

—

11476

SLA5-2786 TC, red deer

6275 ±65

—

-23.63 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11476

SLA5-2786 TC, red deer (BF)

6370 ±65

—

-23.54 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11481

SLA5-1713 FC

5190 ±110

12.33 ±2.04

-27.23 ±0.45 (EA)

—

11481

SLA5-1713 FC not pretreated

—

15.96 ±2.40

-27.66 ±0.25 (EA)

3.95 ±0.45

11481

SLA5-1713 Outer crust

6850 ±120

16.29 ±1.58

-28.01 ±0.46 (EA)

3.39 ±0.30

11482

SLA5-2707 FC pretreated

5590 ±110

13.01 ±1.36

-27.04 ±0.22 (EA)

—

11482

SLA5-2707 FC not pretreated

—

19.36 ±0.18

-27.68 ±0.11 (EA)

2.86 ±0.75

11483

SLA5-2742 FC pretreated

—

15.15 ±0.25

-27.62 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11483

SLA5-2742 FC not pretreated

—

19.55 ±1.53

-27.42 ±0.18 (EA)

3.09 ±0.96

11483

SLA5-2742 plant remains from sherd

5985 ±50

—

—

—

11484

SLA5-1802 FC pretreated

5950 ±170

14.91 ±2.57

-27.46 ±0.39 (EA)

—

11484

SLA5-1802 FC not pretreated

—

16.39 ±3.62

-27.65 ±0.04 (EA)

1.88 ±0.21

11842

SLA5-2912a BC

7640 ±65

—

-26.78 ±0.05 (DI)

—

11843

SLA5-2912b BC

—

5.36 ±0.08

-27.58 ±0.04 (EA)

9.40 ±0.14

11844

SLA5-2906 BC

7620 ±110

—

—

—

14211

SLA5-2683 FC

6871 ±35

12.12 ±0.84

-33.02 ±0.05 (DI)

6.93 ±0.15

  1. Radiocarbon dates and stable isotope measurements (δ13C, C/N, δ15N) of archaeological samples from Kayhude/Alster and Schlamersdorf/Trave, Northern Germany. FC: food crust; BC: bone collagen; TC: tooth collagen; BF: bone fragment. DI: analyses on a CO2 aliquot from the radiocarbon preparation, performed using a Dual Inlet IsoPrime stable isotope mass spectrometer. EA: analyses on pre-treated samples, performed by combustion in a EuroVector elemental analyser coupled to the mass spectrometer.