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Radiocarbon Dates from Mesopotamian Sites
The tables below list published radiocarbon dates from Mesopotamian sites (4th-3rd mill. BC). 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:
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 |
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 |
Abu Salabikh | P-2050 | 4850 | 50 | ED IIIa | Charcoal | Fishman et al. 1977 |
Abu Salabikh | P-2051 | 4100 | 60 | ED IIIa | Charcoal | Fishman et al. 1977 |
Abu Salabikh | P-2052 | 4330 | 60 | ED IIIa | Charcoal | Fishman et al. 1977 |
Abu Salabikh | P-2053 | 4390 | 60 | ED IIIa | Charcoal | Fishman et al. 1977 |
Uruk | HD 13041-12713 | 4660 | 35 | Late Uruk | Charcoal | Boehmer 1991 |
Uruk | HD 13042-12731 | 4690 | 35 | Late Uruk | Charcoal | Boehmer 1991 |
Uruk | HD 13043-12732 | 4670 | 35 | Late Uruk | Charcoal | Boehmer 1991 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12443 | 4640 | 30 | Late Uruk | Wood | van Ess 2013 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12440 | 4650 | 25 | Late Uruk | Cedar | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12441 | 3860 | 25 | Late Uruk | Pine | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12442 | 4660 | 30 | Late Uruk | Pine? | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12435 | 4980 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone Apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12436 | 4630 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone Apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12137 | 4930 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone Apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12438 | 4540 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone Apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12439 | 4700 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone Apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20148 | 4570 | 20 | Late Uruk | Carbonised Straw/Reed | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20149 | 5350 | 30 | Late Uruk | Carbonised Straw/Reed | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20152 | 4460 | 20 | Jemdet Nasr | Reed/Straw | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20153 | 4460 | 20 | Jemdet Nasr | Poplar | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12433 | 4630 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone Apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-12434 | 4600 | 25 | Late Uruk | Bone apatite (Sheep/goat) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20150 | 4520 | 20 | Late Uruk | Pine | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20151 | 4600 | 20 | Late Uruk | Elm | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20154 | 4530 | 20 | Jemdet Nasr | Ash (unknown material) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20155 | 4790 | 25 | Jemdet Nasr | Ash (unknown material) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20156 | 4990 | 25 | Jemdet Nasr | Ash (unknown material) | van Ess 2015 |
Uruk | UGAMS-20157 | 7380 | 30 | Jemdet Nasr | Ash (unknown material) | van Ess 2015 |
Girsu | UGAMS-8185 | 4150 | 30 | ED I/II | Charcoal | Hritz et al. 2012 |
Nippur | P-530 | 4672 | 74 | Late Uruk | Charcoal | Stuckenrath 1963 |
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 |
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 |
Nippur | P-810 | 4074 | 64 | ED IIIb | Charcoal | Stuckenrath & Ralph 1965 |
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 |
Kish | OxA-28,283 | 3905 | 27 | ED IIIb | Bone | Zaina 2015 |
Khafajeh | P-1466 | 5983 | 73 | Late Uruk | Soil | Lawn 1973 |
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 |