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Based on a total of 159 radiocarbon dates, we present a time frame of Troia I-VIII and Kumtepe, ranging from the late sixth millennium to ca. 840 b.c. We discuss the limitations imposed by the ‘old-wood’ problem of charcoal samples, and evaluate the date clusters of the Troia subdivision towards 0a ‘minimal age’ limit. We document the evidence that the beginning of Troia I coincides with a widespread cooling event in the North Atlantic.
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Kromer, B., Korfmann, M., Jablonka, P. (2003). Heidelberg radiocarbon dates for Troia I to VIII and Kumtepe. In: Wagner, G.A., Pernicka, E., Uerpmann, HP. (eds) Troia and the Troad. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05308-9_4
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