Today, sorting samples of charcoal to send off to lab for radiocarbon dating.
Our initial investigation at BLaf involved just small-scale test-pitting so it is only worth submitting 3-4 samples this time round, to keep costs down. It is anticipated that one date will tell us a little about when the flooring we uncovered was laid, while another suite of three dates will give us a time depth for the occupation of the site, and check that the sequence runs more or less coherently.
Results by late October.
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