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. 2009 Dec 4;9(5):1022–1030. doi: 10.1074/mcp.M900525-MCP200

Table I. Raw data for radiocarbon- and aspartic acid racemization-analyzed teeth.

DOB, date of birth (in years); M, male; F, female.

Person no. Case no. Sex DOB Known age Enamel formation time Radiocarbon analysis
Aspartic acid racemization analysis
DOB estimation Error (2 σ) Error from true DOB ± Average absolute error/person Estimated age DOB estimation Error from true DOB ± Average absolute error/person
yr yr yr yr yr yr yr
1 FM01 M 1991.3 15.5 5.6 1989.4 2.1 −1.9 1.9 15.7 1991.1 0.2 0.2
2 FM02 M 1991.8 15.1 5.2 1990.6 2.0 1.2 1.2 −1.2 (set at 0) 2006.9 −15.1 15.1
3 FM03 M 1993.2 13.6 4.2 1993.5 2.1 0.3 0.3 5.5 2001.3 8.1 8.1
4 FM05 F 1988.8 18.1 4.2 1988.0 1.5 −0.8 0.8 9.8 1997.1 8.3 8.3
5 FM06 F 1988.8 19.1 4.9 1985.7 1.0 −3.1 3.1 20.9 1986.0 2.8 2.8
6 FM10 M 1982.0 24.8 3.2 1981.2 0.7 −0.8 0.8 35.9 1970.9 11.1 11.1
7 FM25 F 1993.6 13.4 4.4 1994.0 2.2 0.4 0.4 11.0 1996.0 −2.4 2.4
8 FM30 F 1989.1 17.8 4.9 1987.3 1.6 −1.8 1.8 16.9 1990.0 −0.9 0.9
9 FM89 M 1947.3 60.7 5.6 Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb 54.0 1953.9 −6.7 7.8
FM89 M 60.7 6.6 Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb 51.8 1956.1 −8.9

Average 1.3 Average 6.3
S.D. 0.9 S.D. 5.0

10 OC79 F 1937.0 67.9 5.6 Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb
11 OC66 M 1949.4 55.6 12.6 1949.8 0.2 0.4 0.4
12 OC65 M 1964.9 40.1 13.0 1964.0 1.1 −0.9 0.9
13 OC73 F 1988.6 16.3 5.6 1988.3 1.9 −0.3 0.3
14 FM12 F 1991.3 15.5 4.9 1992.2 2.3 0.9 0.9
15 FM42 M 1993.2 13.8 5.6 1989.7 2.0 −1.1 1.1
16 FM27 M 1990.8 16.1 5.6 1992.6 2.3 −0.6 0.6
17 OC45 M 1958.2 46.7 2.5 1957.9 0.7 −0.3 0.3
18 OC54 F 1949.0 55.9 4.4 Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb Prebomb
19 OC60 F 1955.8 49.1 5.8 1954.3 1.4 −1.5 1.5
20 OC62 M 1956.7 48.2 12.6 1955.8 0.5 −0.9 0.9
21 FM50 F 1988.3 18.7 4.9 17.5 1989.4 −1.2 1.2
22 FM53 M 1990.9 16.3 5.6 11.2 1996.0 −5.1 5.1
23 FM67 F 1936.5 70.6 3.8 69.0 1938.1 −1.6 1.6
24 FM69 F 1947.6 59.4 2.5 55.3 1951.6 −4.1 4.1
25 FM85 F 1963.7 44.1 5.6 48.7 1959.2 4.6 3.2
FM85 F 44.1 5.8 42.3 1965.6 −1.8
26 FM43 M 1993.2 13.8 5.1 10.5 1996.5 −3.3 3.3
27 FM45 M 1990.9 16.1 5.6 20.6 1986.4 4.5 4.5
28 FM109 F 1957.4 51.0 3.8 60.1 1948.3 9.1 9.1
29 FM111 F 1960.8 46.6 5.8 56.9 1950.5 10.3 10.3
30 FM116 F 1939.9 68.2 2.5 73.0 1935.1 4.8 4.8
31 FM117 M 1943.6 64.6 6.5 69.4 1938.8 4.8 4.8

Average 0.8 Average 4.7
S.D. 0.4 S.D. 2.8

Total average 1.0 Total average 5.4
Total S.D. 0.6 Total S.D. 4.2