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Title: Radiocarbon dating the Greek Protogeometric and Geometric periods
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 01, 2020, 09:42:51 AM
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0232906

Possibly needing to shift the dating 50-150 years earlier than previously thought
Title: Re: Radiocarbon dating the Greek Protogeometric and Geometric periods
Post by: Duncan Head on June 01, 2020, 10:38:07 AM
I wince at the whole idea of chronological revision, these days. But at first sight this looks fairly sensible, if perhaps still preliminary.
Title: Re: Radiocarbon dating the Greek Protogeometric and Geometric periods
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 01, 2020, 11:22:42 AM
agreed...there is a lot of rigour in the investigation and analysis
Title: Re: Radiocarbon dating the Greek Protogeometric and Geometric periods
Post by: Erpingham on June 01, 2020, 11:35:02 AM
Quote from: Duncan Head on June 01, 2020, 10:38:07 AM
I wince at the whole idea of chronological revision, these days. But at first sight this looks fairly sensible, if perhaps still preliminary.

I think we do need to separate the need to clarify the relationship of stratigraphic sequences with the incredibly convoluted radio carbon picture in this period and major surgery based on reinterpreted Egyptian king lists.  This seems to be an evidence based study and therefore potentially useful.
Title: Re: Radiocarbon dating the Greek Protogeometric and Geometric periods
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 01, 2020, 12:45:43 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on June 01, 2020, 11:35:02 AM
Quote from: Duncan Head on June 01, 2020, 10:38:07 AM
I wince at the whole idea of chronological revision, these days. But at first sight this looks fairly sensible, if perhaps still preliminary.

I think we do need to separate the need to clarify the relationship of stratigraphic sequences with the incredibly convoluted radio carbon picture in this period and major surgery based on reinterpreted Egyptian king lists.  This seems to be an evidence based study and therefore potentially useful.

quite correct. The Egyptian king lists make my head spin....this study is straight forward by comparison!