Radiocarbon dates from the Banda Islands
as of August 19, 1999

*Catalogue #	**Lab #	description of sample	comments	C13/C12 ratio	***C14 age BP uncalibrated 1 sigma	***date BC/AD calibrated 2 sigma
BN1-3-110	AA-34335	bone-animal	scheduled 9/99
BN1-3-195	AA-33114	bone-animal		-20.8	1,370 +/-60	AD 562-775
BN1-4-178	AA-34334	wood or bone--burned	scheduled 9/99
BN1-4-254	Beta-115986	wood-burned		-27.0	880+/-40	AD 1035-1250
BN2-2-210	AA-34333	shell-marine	scheduled 9/99
BN4--1-240	AA-33118	shell-marine		2.8	900 +/-65	AD 1022-1249
BN4-2-246	AA-33119	wood--with FeO2	from wood barrel feature	-25.1	435 +/- 45	AD 1409-1625
PA1-1-50	AA-33117	bone-animal		-22.5	3150 +/-180	BC 1871- 927
PA1-1-130	AA-33116	bone-animal		-19.1	2870 +/-60	BC 1257-899
PA2-2-125	AA-33120	wood-burned		-27.0	410 +/-45	AD 1423-1632

*Catalogue number code:
e.g. "BN1-3-110"
BN1=site name, 3=excavation unit number, 110=depth in core (cm)

**Lab code: AA = NSF-Arizona AMS Lab, Tuscon AZ; Beta = Beta Analytic, Miami FL

***uncertainty: 1 sigma=68% probability that actual age within range quoted, 2 sigma=95%