We have received the carbon date report for the skeleton discovered in the hypocaust and a report on the condition of the bones. The skeleton is that of an adult male aged in mid-thirties at the time of death. The carbon date report gives quite a broad date range in the Roman period but we can now say with 95.4% accuracy that the date of the skeleton is between AD 91-341. We will conduct further analysis of the teeth early in 2013 in the hope that we can learn where he grew up.
Skeleton Reports
We have received the carbon date report for the skeleton discovered in the hypocaust and a report on the condition of the bones. The skeleton is that of an adult male aged in mid-thirties at the time of death. The carbon date report gives quite a broad date range in the Roman period but we can now say with 95.4% accuracy that the date of the skeleton is between AD 91-341. We will conduct further analysis of the teeth early in 2013 in the hope that we can learn where he grew up.
Click the links below to view the reports:
Carbon Date Papcaste Results
Papcastle Radiocarbon dating explained
Papcastle Skeleton Report
Below is a gallery of the skeleton in situ on site: