Despre cronologia absolută a unui nivel din situl neolitic de la Tărtăria-Gura Luncii / About the absolute chronology of a layer from the Neolithic site of Tărtăria-Gura Luncii

Abstract

The publication of five AMS dates from Tărtăria archaeological sites raises methodological aspects regarding the sampling procedure, the stratigraphical position of the samples as well as the publication and interpretation manner from the archaeological point of view. The present paper is aiming to offer alternative ways in regard of the publication and intepretation is also tries to underline the fact that the attempt of modifying, during the postexcavation stage, of the stratigraphical position of the features from which the samples are coming (from layer IV towards layer III in this case), cast an undesirable shadow on the quality of the work which was done to date the samples. The published data are, from an absolute chronological perspective, as recently proved, contemporary to Vinča B2 stage, even if the cultural contents of those two archaeological features were not yet published.