Timing is everything: radiocarbon dating multiple levels in the Mycenaean tholos tomb of Petroto, Achaia, Greece

Olivia A. Jones, J. van der Plicht, Lena Papazoglou-Manioudaki, M. Petropoulos
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ABSTRACT Reuse in Mycenaean tholoi (bee-hive shaped tombs) has been studied for centuries. Initially, bodies are interred on tomb floors, but moved after decomposition to make space for later burials. Extensive reuse can produce burial levels that are poorly understood often due to a lack of absolute dating. The Petroto tholos is a prime case study for dating multiple burial levels because all eight levels were sequential as later burials did not disturb previous depositions. The initial burial phase has been dated by ceramic chronology to the Late Helladic IIB-IIIA (ca. 1440–1400 BC). Radiocarbon dating of human bone samples yield for Level 7 (middle burial level) 3105 +/− 35 BP (1420–1305 cal BC) and for Level 3 (final burial) 2965 +/− 35 BP (1255–1120 cal BC). The ceramic and radiocarbon dates show that the tomb was used over for approximately 300 years during the Mycenaean period and never used again.
时间决定一切:放射性碳测年法测定了希腊亚该亚彼得罗托迈锡尼陶洛斯墓的多个层次
迈锡尼tholoi(蜂箱形状的坟墓)的再利用已经研究了几个世纪。最初,尸体被埋在坟墓的地板上,但在腐烂后移动,为以后的埋葬腾出空间。由于缺乏绝对的年代测定,大量的重复使用会产生难以理解的埋藏水平。Petroto tholos是测定多个埋葬水平年代的主要案例研究,因为所有八个水平都是连续的,因为后来的埋葬没有扰乱先前的沉积。根据陶瓷年表,最初的埋葬阶段可以追溯到希腊晚期IIB-IIIA(约公元前1440-1400年)。人类骨骼样本的放射性碳定年结果显示,第7级(中期埋葬水平)为3105 +/ - 35 BP(公元前1420-1305 cal BC),第3级(最终埋葬水平)为2965 +/ - 35 BP(公元前1255-1120 cal BC)。陶瓷和放射性碳年代测定表明,这座坟墓在迈锡尼时期被使用了大约300年,再也没有被使用过。
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