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| Gd-5986 Dakhleh O. DOP 19/91 Age: 7180 ± 60 BP δ 13C: -3.15‰ (PBD) |
| Sample name: | Dakhleh O. DOP 19/91 |
| Submitter: | McDonald Mary M.A |
| Institution: |
Uniwersytet w Calgary Wydział Archeologii Calgary |
| Collector: Date of collection: |
McDonald Mary M. A. Mar 1991 |
| Additional information: | From the surface excavation of an isolated stone circle (hut circle?), depth 0-20cm, Site 277. |
| Material of sample: | other |
| Contamination: | |
| Type of site: | excavation |
| Field of study: | archaeology |
| Sample location: | |
| Site name: | Dakhleh Oasis |
| Latitude: | 25 48 00N |
| Longitude: | 29 05 00E |
| Detailed description of the sample location: | |
| The Dakhleh Oasis is located in the Egyptian Sahara, with its center at 25 48 N and 29 05 E. | |
| Environment description: | |
| The oasis is ca. 80 km long and up to 25 km wide, overlooked by a 400-m-high south-facing limestone escarpment. Its floor is flat clay plain, originally lacustrine, and rises slightly northward from 100-135 m asl. | |
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