Talk:Aikey Brae stone circle

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Mujinga in topic Bronze Age -- dating

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk18:11, 29 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

 
Recumbent stone (centre) at Aikey Brae

Moved to mainspace by Mujinga (talk). Self-nominated at 16:24, 20 December 2020 (UTC).Reply

Bronze Age -- dating

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Main article: Bronze Age Britain : In Great Britain, the Bronze Age is considered to have been the period from around 2100 to 750 BC. Therefore, what do the sources indicate for these stones? 'Late' for Briton looks to be around 900-750 BC. Article should be more precise - as for the rest of Europe the Age ends circa 1200 BC. (talk) 03:45, 8 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

From the source in question, page 278: "However, the radiocarbon dates – 2865±50 uncal BP (AA–49296; 1220–900 cal BC); 2855±45 (AA–49297; 1210–1170 or 1160–890 cal BC) – are anomalous, falling in the Late Bronze Age (Bradley 2005, 101–2)" Mujinga (talk) 13:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
I'll add the word "anomalous", hopefully that fixes it. Mujinga (talk) 14:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)Reply