Re: Naqshi-Rustam: When was Xerxes' fake tomb created?

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:31:35 -0600, in sci.archaeology, Lars Wilson wrote:

That is with the RC14 dating for the
fall of Rehov. Let me explain. They found out that if they tested grain
samples
multiple times that the random highest results piles up right in the middle
of the
range results. The range for 95.4% probability is from 918-823. You can
see
from the clear "pyramid" graph that the highest results are in the very
middle of
this range. That is, the highest results include the date of 871 BCE, which
is the
middle of the range of 918-823. This destructive level has been linked
with
Shishak's invasion by various archaeologists.

http://www.geocities.com/siaxares/REHOVPROB.JPG (comparison 871 vs 925
BCE)

http://www.geocities.com/ed_maruyama/rehov872.html

Referencing yourself again. I guess your vital quote is "Radiocarbon
dating of charred grains from this layer, which Mazar believes corresponds
to the Shoshenq invasion, gave dates ranging from about 916 to 832 B.C."

Disputed dating which no one even if they accepted it would agree gives a
precise year.

Doug
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