ABSTRACT
Forty-four radiometric dates were obtained from charcoal samples recovered from post holes of the Tutu site (see Figures 1.27c and d; Table 12.1). Most samples were fragments of the charred post exteriors, and others were charcoal recovered from post molds. A single sample of uncharred wood also was radiocarbon dated. Many post woods were identified (Chapter 2; Pearsall, 1992) which assisted interpretation of radiometric dates. Financial considerations prevented the extra precaution of dating more than one sample from a feature. Nevertheless, because so many samples were charred wood from post exteriors, it was quite certain that the outer rings were dated, accurately reflecting time ranges after which carbon was no longer replenished in a tree or limb.
