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The CBA/RCD computer database of radiocarbon dated sites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Cherry Lavell ,
R. L. Otlet  and
A. J. Walker
Cherry Lavell
Affiliation:
24 Fitzroy Road, London NW1 8TX, UK
R. L. Otlet
Affiliation:
RCD Radiocarbon Dating, The Old Stables, East Lockinge, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8QY, UK
A. J. Walker
Affiliation:
RCD Radiocarbon Dating, The Old Stables, East Lockinge, Wantage, Oxon OX12 8QY, UK
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The Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates for Great Britain and Ireland, pioneered by the Council for British Archaeology in 1971, is now being prepared as a fully computerized database. This note describes the genesis and format of this invaluable new tool.

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Antiquity , Volume 66 , Issue 253 , December 1992 , pp. 969 - 974
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1992

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