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Radiocarbon Sample Information
Gd-5998 Anyinam C 239 Age: 550 ± 50 BP |
Sample name: | Anyinam C 239 |
Submitter: | Shinnie Peter L. |
Institution: |
Uniwersytet w Calgary Wydział Archeologii Calgary |
Collector: Date of collection: |
Shinnie P.L. Feb 1991 |
Additional information: | Bottom of deep pit feature within house mound A, depth 310 cm, associated with European imports, Trench AyA. |
Material of sample: | charcoal |
Contamination: | rootlets |
Type of site: | excavation |
Field of study: | archaeology |
Sample location: | |
Site name: | Anyinam |
Latitude: | 06 30 00N |
Longitude: | 01 32 00W |
Detailed description of the sample location: | |
Small village of 23 compounds, population of approximately 300 people. Oral tradition claim the village to be the birth place of Osei Tutu | |
Environment description: | |
Located 1.5kms. SE of Kokofu |
References to literature: | Radiocarbon Data List XII |
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