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WIGGLE-MATCH DATING OF A FLOATING OAK CHRONOLOGY FROM AN EARLY IRON AGE GRAVE CONSTRUCTION (ERESZTVÉNYI FOREST, FEHÉRVÁRCSURGÓ, HUNGARY)

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Z Kern Open the ORCID record for Z Kern [Opens in a new window] ,
B Jungbert ,
A Morgós ,
M Molnár Open the ORCID record for M Molnár [Opens in a new window]  and
E Horváth
Z Kern*
Affiliation:
Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-1112, Budaörsi út 45, Budapest, Hungary
B Jungbert
Affiliation:
Szent István Király Múzeum, H-8000, Székesfehérvár, Fő utca 6, Hungary
A Morgós
Affiliation:
Consart, H-1124, Budapest, Kálló esperes u. 1, Hungary
M Molnár
Affiliation:
Isotope Climatology and Environmental Research Centre (ICER), Institute for Nuclear Research, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Bem tér 18/c, Debrecen, Hungary
E Horváth
Affiliation:
Independent Researcher, H-8051, Sárkeresztes, Kölcsey Ferenc u. 53, Hungary
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*Corresponding author. Email: zoltan.kern@gmail.com
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Abstract

Archaeological excavations unearthed three burial mounds between 1983 and 1986 at Fehérvárcsurgó (Hungary). Based on the archaeological determination the site was dated to the Early Iron Age. A complex wooden architecture was observed in the largest tumulus containing inner and outer beam constructions separated by stone blocks. Dendrochronological and radiocarbon (14C) analyses were performed on conserved logs (n=5) to constrain the felling date of the timber, identified as oak, and the construction period of the tumuli. The four longest ringwidth series were synchronized providing a 153-yr-long floating chronology. Five blocks were removed from the cross sections and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) 14C analysis was performed on the separated α-cellulose. A wiggle-matching procedure was employed as the 14C ages were in agreement with their relative position in the tree-ring sequence and concurred with the expected archaeological period. The calibrated age range of the last extant ring is 747–707 cal BC (95.4%). The earliest possible felling date of the trees used in the construction was between 735 and 695 BC considering the missing sapwood. This is the first 14C dated tree-ring width chronology from the Early Iron Age in Hungary providing a valuable reference for dendroarchaeological studies along the eastern border of the Hallstatt Culture.

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dendroarchaeologygrave constructionHallstatt periodHungarywiggle matching
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Radiocarbon , Volume 63 , Issue 5 , October 2021 , pp. 1415 - 1427
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