Radiocarbon dating of the Son Pellisser lime burial (Calvià, Mallorca)

Strydonck, Mark Van; Aramburu, Javier; Martínez, Agustín Fernández; Jurado-Figueroa, Mercedes Alvarez; Boudin, Mathieu; Mulder, Guy De

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.12.022

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“…The first results obtained on fraction 45-63 μm show that the first (1-3 sec) fraction could be reproduced in the second (4-6 sec) fraction, and the age is combined to 2352 ± 69 BP. When compared with the age of charcoal found in the lime 2336 ± 30 BP and the age of the human bone 2442 ± 30 BP (Van Strydonck et al 2017) this result is coherent with the chronology of the site. Both charcoal and human bone could still predate the burial (old carbon and marine diet) therefore, dating the lime can provide a cross-check.…”

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Development of ¹⁴C Dating of Mortars at ETH Zurich

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The ages of mortars and plaster can help reveal the history of monuments, their construction, or restoration times. However, these anthropogenic carbonates pose a challenge when it comes to separation of the atmospheric radiocarbon (14C) signal of the CO2 fixed in the mortar at the time of consolidation, i.e., the time of binder formation. The variety and heterogeneity of mortars require individual assessments of each sample and 14C results. Here we present our current preparation method and summarize experience based on results collected during the last 20 years of mortar dating at the ETH laboratory.

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“…A lime conglomerate from a burial of Cova S'Estora (Son Pellisser) on the island of Mallorca (Spain) (Sample 2), which was described by Van Strydonck et al (2017), was provided as <500 μm fraction and original pieces of lime. The remains of a medieval mortar mixer from Basel Cathedral Hill (Switzerland) (Sample 3) and a rendering from a Roman wall excavated in the city of Tongeren (Belgium) (Sample 4) were available as original pieces.…”

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“…Four mortar samples were selected for MODIS project included Medieval, Roman and prehistoric lime burial: The first sample, a wall’s bedding mortar from the church of Nagu in the Åboland archipelago (Finland) (Sample 1), was available as fine fraction 45–72 μm and original pieces. A lime conglomerate from a burial of Cova S’Estora (Son Pellisser) on the island of Mallorca (Spain) (Sample 2), which was described by Van Strydonck et al (2017), was provided as <500 μm fraction and original pieces of lime. The remains of a medieval mortar mixer from Basel Cathedral Hill (Switzerland) (Sample 3) and a rendering from a Roman wall excavated in the city of Tongeren (Belgium) (Sample 4) were available as original pieces.…”

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Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples—Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS)

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Radiocarbon

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“…It was not possible to obtain an absolute dating for the mass burials from Himera as the chronology of the city (648–409 BCE) lies in the so‐called Hallstatt Plateau of the radiocarbon dates calibration curve (800–400 BCE) and therefore does not produce reliable data, as is the case for many other archaeological sites (Becker & Kromer, ; Van Strydonck et al, ).…”

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The mass burials from the western necropolis of the Greek colony of Himera (Sicily) related to the battles of 480 and 409 BCE

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Lonoce

Vincenti

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Throughout the ancient Greek, world mass burials are rare. Of the 10,000 excavated burials in the western necropolis of the Greek colony of Himera (649–409), only 16 contained more than one individual; seven of these can in all possibility be traced back to the two battles fought by Himera against the Carthaginians in 480 and 409 BCE. Written sources (Diod. 11.20ff.) state that the Himerans, accompanied by numerous Greek allies, defeated the Carthaginian forces in the first conflict whereas the loss of Greek allied support in the second battle resulted in the city's defeat and subsequent destruction. The anthropological and taphonomical studies of the human remains aim at testing the archaeological hypothesis that individuals interred in the seven mass graves can be related to the two battles. Skeleton density (skeletons per square metre), position, orientation, and conservation levels of the individuals in the mass burials were analysed and compared with a larger sample of 1,000 single burials from the same necropolis along with mass graves in other forensic and archaeological contexts. Sex, age at death, presence of skeletal stress indicators, and perimortal traumas were recorded using standard anthropological methods. In the case of poorly preserved remains, sex was estimated using site‐specific discriminant functions. Although representing catastrophic samples, the results from the seven mass burials all lead to the assumption that the graves can be associated with the interment of warriors fallen in battle. Moreover, burial differences have permitted to distinguish the mass burials dating to 480 BCE from those attributed to 409 BCE.

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Radiocarbon dating of the Son Pellisser lime burial (Calvià, Mallorca)

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Development of ¹⁴C Dating of Mortars at ETH Zurich

Development of ¹⁴C Dating of Mortars at ETH Zurich

Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples—Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS)

The mass burials from the western necropolis of the Greek colony of Himera (Sicily) related to the battles of 480 and 409 BCE

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Radiocarbon dating of the Son Pellisser lime burial (Calvià, Mallorca)

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Development of 14C Dating of Mortars at ETH Zurich

Development of 14C Dating of Mortars at ETH Zurich

Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples—Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS)

The mass burials from the western necropolis of the Greek colony of Himera (Sicily) related to the battles of 480 and 409 BCE

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