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Radiocarbon Laboratory

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Radiocarbon Sample Information

Gd-10843 Kanistan 2    Age:  6760 ± 160 BP 
Sample name:  Kanistan 2
Submitter:  Łachacz Andrzej
Institution:
 
 
 Akademia Rolniczo Techniczna
 Katedra Gleboznawstwa
     Olsztyn

Collector:
Date of collection:
 Łachnacz Andrzej
 Oct 1998

Additional information:  Depth 45-50cm, thickness of profile 50cm
Material of sample:  peat
Contamination:  rootlets
Type of site:  other
Field of study:  geomorphology

Sample location:
Site name:  Kanistan
Latitude:  53 15 00N
Longitude:  21 40 00E
Detailed description of the sample location:
Kurpian outwash palin, ca. 25 km NW of Łomża, 105,5 m. a.s.l.
Environment description:
Nature reserve, alder carr (Alnus glutinosa). Depression covered by shallow peats.

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