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Table 2 Unmodelled and modelled calibrated results for the seven single-year radiocarbon samples obtained from the trough

From: Multi-method analysis of a historic wooden trough from Kentucky, USA: a case study in corroborating artifact oral histories with heritage science

Name	Unmodelled (BC/AD)			Modelled (BC/AD)
Name	From	To	%	From	To	%	A
Sequence
Boundary				1443	1651	95.4
R_Date Ring0	1509	1594	68.6	1525	1598	46.1	90
R_Date Ring0	1618	1654	26.9	1615	1655	49.4	90
Interval N(180,36)	108	252	95.4	90	133	49.6	72.5
Interval N(180,36)	108	252	95.4	148	220	45.9	72.5
R_Date Ring180	1650	1688	26.1	1733	1757	95.4	96.3
	1731	1807	57.4
	1925	…	12
Interval N(10,2)	6	14	95.4	6	14	95.4	101
R_Date Ring190	1675	1766	31.9	1742	1765	95.4	72.7
R_Date Ring190	1798	1943	63.5	1742	1765	95.4	72.7
Interval N(10,2)	6	14	95.4	6	14	95.4	101.8
R_Date Ring200	1658	1688	21.8	1749	1775	95.4	119.7
	1730	1808	58.4
	1924	…	15.3
Interval N(10,2)	6	14	95.4	6	14	95.4	101.5
R_Date Ring210	1668	1703	15.4	1759	1785	95.4	68.5
	1721	1782	28.6
	1796	1817	9.9
	1832	1891	20.9
	1907	…	20.7
Interval N(10,2)	6	14	95.4	6	14	95.4	101.9
R_Date Ring220	1641	1682	45.9	1769	1795	95.4	124.4
	1738	1754	5.1
	1761	1802	42
	1938	…	2.5
Interval N(7,2)	3	11	95.4	3	11	95.4	100.3
R_Date Ring227	1527	1554	2.5	1778	1804	95.4	151.3
	1632	1699	30.1
	1722	1814	45.8
	1835	1885	4.6
	1910	…	12.5
Boundary				1776	1926	95.4

The modelled date for Ring 227 (the waney edge) of 1778–1804 represents the best estimate of the felling date of the tree (95% HPD). Amodel = 94.5; Aoverall = 92.4

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