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Table 27 Last and End Boundary distributions generated by different Bayesian models from the 3 date Lismore Cathedral nave MERLF radiocarbon dataset, with TPQ and TAQ probabilities

From: Modelling medieval masonry construction: taxa-specific and habitat-contingent Bayesian techniques for the interpretation of radiocarbon data from Mortar-Entrapped Relict Limekiln Fuels

Model specification

Last HPD intervals/cal AD

End Boundary HPD intervals/cal AD

Agreement indices

68%

95%

Median

After TPQ

Before TAQ

68%

95%

Median

After TPQ

Before TAQ

Amodel

Aoverall

Ai

Exponential prior;

no Outlier

1300–1395

1295–1400

1335

100%

24%

1305–1485

1295–1755

1425

100%

3%

72.3

72.2

0

exponential prior; modified Charcoal

1305–1400

1285–1540

1365

100%

9%

1320–1525

1300–1785

1445

100%

1%

74.4

74.4

0

Exponential prior;

default Charcoal

1305–1405

1285–1595

1365

100%

9%

1315–1540

1305–1800

1450

100%

1%

74.4

74.4

0

Uniform prior;

default Charcoal

1305–1405

1285–1585

1365

100%

8%

1325–1905

1320–1905

1520

100%

0%

74.3

74.3

0