Radiocarbon verification of the earliest astro-chronological datum

Papyri 10012A and 10012B from Illahun, Egypt, provide the earliest astro-chronological datum in history and, while calculated to various years in the 19th century BCE, have never been independently verified. As this datum enables the Middle Kingdom (MK) section of Egyptian historical chronology to b...

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Main Authors: Marcus, E, Dee, M, Ramsey, C, Higham, T, Shortland, A
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016