Table 4 Number of cleaned radiocarbon dates by continent.
From: p3k14c, a synthetic global database of archaeological radiocarbon dates
Continent | Raw Dates (including duplicates) | Scrubbed Dates | % Kept | Dated Sites | Mean Dates/Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 14,860 | 11,129 | 74.9 | 3,463 | 3.21 |
Asia | 21,828 | 14,071 | 64.5 | 2,693 | 5.23 |
Australia | 3,661 | 3,657 | 99.9 | 1,530 | 2.39 |
Europe | 119,106 | 77,393 | 65.0 | 21,331 | 3.63 |
North America | 102,288 | 64,934 | 63.5 | 16,120 | 4.03 |
Central America | 1,223 | 1,218 | 99.5 | 99 | 12.3 |
South America | 9,568 | 7,668 | 80.1 | 2,077 | 3.69 |
Total | 272,534 | 180,070 | 66.1 | 47,313 | 3.81 |
