Radiocarbon Dates for Arable Farming History in Southeastern Norway

Radiocarbon data from archaeological cereal samples, compiled for a 2021 paper published in Radiocarbon. The dataset supports analysis of the emergence and development of arable farming in southeastern Norway. It was created by Steinar Solheim of the University of Oslo.

Use Cases

• Modeling the timing of agricultural introduction based on directly dated cereals.
• Creating summed probability distributions of radiocarbon dates to visualize activity phases.
• Applying Bayesian age models for precise temporal resolution of historical developments.
• Analyzing long-term development stages such as the Early/Middle Neolithic, Late Neolithic, and Early Iron Age.

Strengths

• Data is directly dated from archaeological contexts, as stated in the description.
• Analysis provides a more precise temporal resolution than previously available, according to the paper.
• The paper presents the first comprehensive analysis of directly dated evidence for farming in the region.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Oslo

Collection Method

Compilation and analysis of directly dated cereals from archaeological contexts.

Time Range

Covers the Neolithic to Early Iron Age periods.

Geography

Southeastern Norway