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Radiocarbon Sample Information

Gd-1053 El Convento    Age:  665 ± 50 BP 
Sample name:  El Convento
Submitter:  Schild Romuald
Institution:
 
 
 PAN Warszawa
 Instytut Historii (IHKM)
 Swierczewskiego 105   00-140 Warszawa

Collector:
Date of collection:
 Department of Archaeology, Academy of Science, Cuba
 Nov 1974

Additional information:  Pit 2, level 0.25 to 0.5m, depth 0.45m.
Material of sample:  charcoal
Contamination:   
Type of site:  excavation
Field of study:  archaeology

Sample location:
Site name:  El Convento
Latitude:  22 01 25N
Longitude:  80 22 06W
Detailed description of the sample location:
kitchen midden refuse with plenty of pottery and some artifacts made of marine shell and stone
Environment description:
T.M.Sierrita, Cienfuegos, Province of Cienfuegos

References to literature:  Radiocarbon Data List VII

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