General
General
Object Auto ID
66177
Alternate Codes
C0002
SCA_C4_Sp2_C0002
Common Name
SCA Spit 2 charcoal
Classified Name
Charcoal sample
Local Name
Charcoal for dating
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

An approximately 2 cm long fragment of black charcoal.

Provenance

Recovered from Strathalan Cave A in Spit 2, a sandy, grey layer containing pottery, LSA lithics and organic material such as wood. Object was plotted in square C4 approximately 8 cm below the surface.

Related Object(s)
Charcoal SCA#2
Charcoal SCA#3
Charcoal SCA#4
Description
Material Types
Plant
Technique Types
Sample
Colours
Black
Measurement Type Unit Value
Length
cm
2.00
History
Object Age
Unknown
Object Age Comment
The object will be sent for radiocarbon dating to determine its age.
Geological Period
Holocene
Cultural Association
LSA
Collector
Jerome Reynard
Collector Comment
Excavated in 2023.
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
Site Reference
Strathalan Cave
Grid Reference
Square C4
Stratigraphic Unit
Allostrat 1
Spit/Context
Spit 2
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