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Radiocarbon Dates from Mesopotamian Sites

The tables below list published radiocarbon dates from Mesopotamian sites. Please note that the dates are quoted in uncalibrated format. Calibration of radiocarbon dates can be performed using free, easy to use software available on-line. The most popular calibration programs include:

OxCal (University of Oxford)
BCal (University of Sheffield)

Southern Mesopotamia

Site	Lab. no.	Date BP	Error	Period	Material	Source
Abu Salabikh	AA.10170	4760	50	early Middle Uruk	Charcoal	Wright & Rupley 2001
Abu Salabikh	AA.10169	5005	60	early Middle Uruk	Barley	Wright & Rupley 2001
Abu Salabikh	AA.5289	4785	65	early Middle Uruk	Seed/Chaff	Wright & Rupley 2001
Abu Salabikh	AA.5288	4790	60	early Middle Uruk	Plant remains	Wright & Rupley 2001
Abu Salabikh	AA.10168	4900	50	early Middle Uruk	Seeds	Wright & Rupley 2001
Nippur	P-530	4672	74	Late Uruk	Charcoal	Stuckenrath 1963
Uruk	HD 13041-12713	4660	35	Late Uruk	Charcoal	Wright & Rupley 2001
Uruk	HD 13042-12731	4690	35	Late Uruk	Charcoal	Wright & Rupley 2001
Uruk	HD 13043-12732	4670	35	Late Uruk	Charcoal	Wright & Rupley 2001
Uruk	UGAMS-12443	4640	30	Late Uruk	Wood	van Ess 2013
Girsu	UGAMS-8185	4150	30	ED I/II	Charcoal	Hritz et al. 2012
Nippur	P-803	4221	53	ED I/II	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-801	4590	65	ED I/II	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-798	4145	59	ED I/II	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-800	4157	62	ED I/II	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-820	4090	62	ED I/II	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-819	4272	65	ED I/II	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-807	4090	64	ED I/II	Charcoal and dirt	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Abu Salabikh	BM-1365	3938	54	ED IIIa	?	Postgate 1977
Abu Salabikh	BM-2328R	4010	130	ED IIIa	Charcoal	Bowman et al. 1990
Abu Salabikh	BM-1366	3869	56	EDIIIa	Wood	Postgate 1977
Ur	BM-76	3390	150	EDIIIa/b	Bone	Barker & Mackey 1961
Ur	BM-70	4030	150	ED IIIa/b	Burnt Bone	Barker & Mackey 1961
Ur	BM-64	3920	150	ED IIIa/b	Bone	Barker & Mackey 1961
Nippur	P-806	4345	66	ED II/III	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-804	4095	52	ED IIIa/b	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Nippur	P-805	4006	62	ED IIIa/b	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965
Kish	OxA-28,283	3905	27	ED IIIb	Bone	Zaina 2015
Nippur	P-810	4074	64	ED IIIb	Charcoal	Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965

Khabur Valley

Brak	OxA-7544	4070	45	EJZ 1-2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7545	4105	45	EJZ 1-2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7490	4155	45	EJZ 2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7546	3990	45	EJZ 2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7348	4730	100	EJZ 2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7548	4150	45	EJZ 2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7547	4110	45	EJZ 2	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7491	4395	45	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7492	4090	45	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7549	4110	45	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7479	4040	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	BM-2511	3960	90	EJZ 3	Humic Acids	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-1971R	3860	100	EJZ 3	Seeds	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-2531	3840	50	EJZ 3	Humins	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-1972R	3710	100	EJZ 3	Seeds	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-1973R	3870	100	EJZ 3	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	Beta-110930	4040	50	EJZ 3	Carbonised Seeds	Courty 2011
Brak	Beta-125320	4170	40	EJZ 3	Carbonised Seeds	Courty 2011
Brak	BM-1760R	4240	100	EJZ 3	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-1763R	3730	100	EJZ 3	Seeds	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-1764R	3710	100	EJZ 3	Seeds	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-2717	3680	50	EJZ 3	Seeds	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	OxA-7483	3915	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7484	3695	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7485	3860	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7481	3870	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7480	3790	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7489	3830	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7482	3880	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7488	3850	45	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7486	3825	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7487	3780	40	EJZ 3	Seeds	Matthews 2003
Brak	OxA-7623	3815	40	Akkadian	Seeds	Matthews 2013
Brak	BM-2554	3990	50	Akkadian	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-2556	3960	50	Akkadian	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-2687	3700	80	Akkadian	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-2688	3780	50	Akkadian	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-1970R	3820	100	Post-Akkadian	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001
Brak	BM-2555	3730	50	Post-Akkadian	Charcoal	Oates et al. 2001

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Radiocarbon Dates from Mesopotamian Sites

Southern Mesopotamia

Khabur Valley