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Hi Dennis.
DUNE Wrote:
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> Hi Lee,
> On the question of dating this Mastaba.
>
> We are all aware of the carbon 14 dating results
> for the three main pyramids at Giza, but has there
> been any Carbon 14 dating of Shepsekaf's mastaba
> ?
RCD samples of both the mortuary temple and mastaba were taken in the 1995 study.
Temple sample range (calibrated, BC):
2865-2831
2821-2806
2780-2770
2761-2717
2710-2660
2650-2624
2878-2618 (93% probability range)
26111-2595
2594-2582
There were 5 samples taken from the mastaba but they do not give the calibrated results in the study. See pages 1307-1308, 1316-1317.
DUNE Wrote:
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> Hi Lee,
> On the question of dating this Mastaba.
>
> We are all aware of the carbon 14 dating results
> for the three main pyramids at Giza, but has there
> been any Carbon 14 dating of Shepsekaf's mastaba
> ?
RCD samples of both the mortuary temple and mastaba were taken in the 1995 study.
Temple sample range (calibrated, BC):
2865-2831
2821-2806
2780-2770
2761-2717
2710-2660
2650-2624
2878-2618 (93% probability range)
26111-2595
2594-2582
There were 5 samples taken from the mastaba but they do not give the calibrated results in the study. See pages 1307-1308, 1316-1317.
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