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Early Subneolithic Ceramic Sequences in Eastern Fennoscandia—A Bayesian Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Petro Pesonen,
Markku Oinonen,
Christian Carpelan and
Päivi Onkamo
Petro Pesonen*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
Markku Oinonen
Affiliation:
Finnish Museum of Natural History, Dating Laboratory, University of Helsinki, Finland
Christian Carpelan
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland
Päivi Onkamo
Affiliation:
Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland
*
Corresponding author. Email: petro.pesonen@gmail.com
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In this contribution, we establish a radiocarbon-based chronology of early ceramic sequences in eastern Fennoscandia utilizing a Bayesian approach. The data consist of 56 individual 14C dates from charred or fermented food remains (charred crust, food residue) and birch bark tar used to seal cracks in vessels. We present the results of the models, discuss the chronological boundaries obtained, and compare the outcome with contemporary archaeological knowledge of the Subneolithic in eastern Fennoscandia. We also look at the role of charred crust δ13C values as indicators of reservoir effect present in the dates, perform some preliminary correction procedures for the dates, and discuss their effect on the chronologies.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 54 , Issue 3-4 , 2012, pp. 661 - 676
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Copyright © 2012 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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