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Table 8 Pottery chronology based on TL-dates from this study compared to Wild (2013) [42] and Rouse (1992) [5]

From: Thermoluminescence and radiocarbon dating of pre-colonial ceramics and organic midden material from the US Virgin Islands: outline for a revised chronology

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TL-dates this study

Wild 2013

Rouse 1992 (Eastern PR)

Early date (1st quartile)

Late date (3rd quartile)

Beginning

Terminus

Beginning

Terminus

La Hueca (n = 3)

398 CE

701 CE

N/A

  

Hacienda Grande (n = 8)

229 CE

684 CE

ca. 300 BCE

ca. 400 CE

ca. 300 BCE

ca. 400 CE

Cuevas (n = 37)

689 CE

1001 CE

ca. 400 CE

ca. 600 CE

  

Monserrate (n = 34)

840 CE

1111 CE

ca. 800 CE

ca. 1180 CE

ca. 600 CE

ca. 900 CE

Santa Elena (n = 12)

844 CE

1257 CE

ca. 1180 CE

ca. 1290 CE

ca. 900 CE

ca. 1200 CE

Ostiones (n = 18)

785 CE

1113 CE

    

Esperanza (n = 8)

978 CE

1453 CE

ca. 1290 CE

ca. 1440 CE

ca. 1200 CE

ca. 1450 CE

Capa (n = 1)

N/A

N/A

 

ca. 1200 CE

ca. 1450 CE

Boca Chica (n = 1)

N/A

N/A

 

ca. 1200 CE

ca. 1450 CE

  1. Three outlier dates are not included in the calculations (KLR-11997, KLR-12065, and KLR-11974)