Rhodes, E. J. (2007). Barford Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire : Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating of single grains of quartz from sedimentary fills of two cursus monuments. Fort Cumberland: Historic England. https://doi.org/10.5284/1033506. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Barford Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire : Optically Stimulated Luminescence dating of single grains of quartz from sedimentary fills of two cursus monuments
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1033506
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Fifteen sediment samples forming two vertical sequences, one located in the fill of each of two cursus monuments at the site of Barford Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire were dated using new luminescence methods based on the Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) from single grains of quartz. From the main suite of results it is concluded that grains showing signs of incomplete zeroing are relatively rare, though more common in basal fill samples. Most samples have a significant grouping of single-grain ages which is likely to represent the depositional age of the sediment. Grains providing significantly younger apparent ages are present in many samples, especially closer to the surface, and probably represent the effects of post-depositional root activity or other bioturbation processes. A novel approach based on the radiocarbon calibration programme OxCal was developed and applied to provide age estimates for the single grain measurements. The age estimates derived in this manner had relatively high uncertainties, but suggest that the lowermost fill of both cursus monuments began to be deposited in the early to mid 5th millenium BC, and the uppermost samples for both structures were laid down around the 3rd millenium BC.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	E J Rhodes
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Historic England
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2007
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Barford Road Cursus Parish: ST NEOTS District: Huntingdonshire County: Cambridgeshire Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Barford Road St Neots Cambridgeshire Grid Reference: 518000, 258500 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE (Object England) NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) CURSUS (Monument Type England) 3rd Millenium Bc (Auto Detected Temporal) Mid 5th Millenium Bc (Auto Detected Temporal) FIELD SURVEY (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: englishh2-108061 OBIB: 32/2007
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	28 Nov 2016

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