Skip to main content
. 2009 Jun 1;106(24):9595–9600. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0900539106

Table 3.

Uncalibrated and calibrated radiocarbon dates of all the samples analyzed

Weizmann Institute number PKU lab number Material dated Location 14C age ± 1σ year BP Calibrated age ± 1σ year BP Calibrated age ± 2σ year BP
RTT 3967 Average Charcoal T9, west section, 129 cm 12190 ± 85 14020–13850 14090–13790
RTT 3968 11970 ± 90
12089 ± 62
RTT 3966 Charcoal T9, west section, 135 cm 11975 ± 85 13940–13750 14030–13670
RTT 3969 Charcoal T9, west section, 190 cm 12230 ± 85 14210–13960 14600–13800
RTB 5117 BA05429a Bone T9, west section, 191m 12100 ± 70 14210–13850 14650–13750
RTB 5117 BA05429b 12275 ± 50
Average 12188 ± 124
RTT 3970 Charcoal T9, west section, 194 cm 11865 ± 85 13820–13630 13920–13480
RTB 5208 BA05898–1 Bone T10a, 3A, 195 cm 12440 ± 40 14490–14190 14750–14100
RTB 5208 BA05898–2 12350 ± 40
Average 12395 ± 28
RTB 5113 BA05425a Charcoal T1, south, 198 cm 12290 ± 50 14180–14050 14250−13990
RTB 5113 BA05425b 12230 ± 50
Average 12260 ± 35
RTB 5112 BA05424a Charcoal T1, south, 204 cm 12360 ± 50 14650–14050
RTB 5112 BA05424b 12345 ± 60 14380–14130
Average 12348 ± 33
RTB 5205 BA05895–1 Charcoal T11a, 3A IV, 217 cm 11670 ± 40 13620–13370
RTB 5205 BA05895–2 11600 ± 40
Average 11635 ± 28 13540–13410
RTB 5206 BA05896–1 Charcoal T10a, 3A, 219 cm 11860 ± 40 13780–13700 13820–13650
RTB 5206 BA05896–2 11870 ± 40
Average 11865 ± 28
RTB 5207 BA05897–1 Charcoal T1c, 3BIII, 228 cm 12020 ± 40 13930–13810 13980–13780
RTB 5207 BA05897–2 12020 ± 40
Average 12020 ± 28
RTB 5209 BA05899 Bone T10c, 3B III, 230 cm 12400 ± 40 14580 (6.7%) 14530 14800–14100
14500 (61.5%) 14200
RTB 5204 BA05894–1 Charcoal T11a, 3C, 236 cm 12200 ± 40 14650–14000 14950–13850
RTB 5204 BA05894–2 12430 ± 40
Average 12315 ± 163
RTB 5110 BA05422 Charcoal T1D-c, layer: 3E, 251 cm 13890 ± 50 16760–16340 16950–16150
RTB 5107 BA05419a T1E, layer: 3E, 251 cm 12835 ± 40 15250–15020 15400–14940
RTB 5107 BA05419b Charcoal 12815 ± 60
Average 12829 ± 33
RTB 5108 BA05420 Charcoal T1E, layer: 3E 254 cm 11855 ± 50 13790–13670 13840–3580
RTB 5109 BA05421 Charcoal T1A, layer: 3E, 255 cm 12735 ± 70 15170–14910 15350–14700
RTB 5114 BA05426 Bone T1E, layer: 3E 253–258 cm 13425 ± 70 16140–15740 16400–15550
RTB 5465 BA06865 Bone T11a, layer: 3FH, 252 cm 14695 ± 55 17990–17700 18050–17350
RTB 5463 BA06863 Charcoal T11c, layer: 3H, 255 cm 14610 ± 55 17900–17510 18000–17150
RTB 5466 BA06866 Bone T11c, layer: 3H, 257 cm 14835 ± 60 18500 (14.1%) 18350 18550–17750
18200 (54.1%) 17850
RTB 5464 BA06864 Charcoal T11c, layer: 3H, 260 cm 14800 ± 55 18080–17800 18500–17650
RTB 5470 BA06867 Charcoal T12a, layer: 3H, 260 cm 14795 ± 60 18500 (13.3%) 18420 18600–18000
18390 (54.9%) 18100
RTB 5115 BA05427 Bone T1E, layer: 3I, 260–264 cm 17720 ± 90 21110–20700 21300–20550
RTB 5111 BA05423a Charcoal T5, east, 222 cm 12260 ± 60 14160–14040 14230–13980
RTB 5111 BA05423b 12235 ± 50
Average 12245 ± 38
RTB 5116 BA05428 Bone T5, east, 229 cm 12315 ± 60 14370–14070 14650–14000
RTB 5471 BA06868 Charcoal T5, 305–314 cm 12825 ± 50 15250−15010 15420–14920

The samples are ordered by stratigraphic depth. The results from the western section (T9, T1, T10-T12) are followed by those from the eastern section (T5). Note that there is a distance of about 5 m between the two areas in the cave.