Date radiocarbon pentru situl Lipoveni II – La Nisipărie
Radiocarbon dates for the Lipoveni II – La Nisipărie site

Summary/Abstract: Thanks to a project supported by the Physics Advisory Committee of the “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for Research and Development in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, five samples were analyzed, taken from pits rich in archaeological material (Pits 76, 78, 93, 99, and 116). The selection of samples was determined by the presence, in their fill, of inventory items and ceramic fragments traditionally attributed to the Early Iron Age (EIA). The analyzed batch also included a sample from Pit 93, whose fill contained an inventory item and ceramic fragments from the EIA, along with several vessel pieces that could possibly be assigned a broader chronological range, up to the 4th century BC. The last two pits (Pits 99 and 116) stood out for their distinctive character, suggesting the possible existence of ritual practices. Following radiocarbon analysis, the samples from Pits 76, 78, 99, and 116 were dated, with a probability between 94.7% and 95.4%, to the interval 1265–804 cal BC, which broadly corresponds to the proposed archaeological dating—namely the 12th–10th centuries BC. The result for the sample from Pit 93 indicates, with a probability of 80.1%, the interval 564–394 cal BC, and with 10.7%, the interval 746–689 cal BC. These data confirm the chronology suggested by certain categories of artifacts, especially bronze arrowheads (pyramidal or with three fins) and fragments of Chios amphorae, dated to the third quarter of the 5th century BC. The later dating supports reservations regarding the cultural-chronological attribution of some complexes with ceramics that can be placed in both the Early and Late Iron Age, even in the presence of inventory items securely dated to earlier phases.

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