23rd February 2012, 01:02 PM
Jack Wrote::face-approve: Now we're getting to the crux.
Of course not..............as any archaeologist worth their salt would instantly ask...
'Just one hazelnut shell, that could be residual/intrusive? Was it abraded? Where were the artefacts/ecofacts, in the same context? How was that context formed? etc etc etc.'
Before jumping to such a conclusion.
Not to mention checking the measured chronologies for your bit of pot and arrowhead. Gather all the info together and critically assess the most likely suite of interpretations.
But far better to look for carbonised residue on the pot and/or TL date the pot directly.
Such an arrangement of objects presents a fascinating set of questions to pursue.............never assume anything, question everything.
With the given information, there is no reason why any of those objects are contemporary. Even if they are from the same 'context'.
so what if the stratigraphically later context contained a grooved ware rim with some black stuff on the outside which returned a date of say 2500?
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers