REPORT OF RADIOCARBON DATING ANALYSES (until FEBRUARY 8th 2005)
With details about wood collection (dating done by BETA ANALYTIC Inc.)
Total of 5 samples, 4 different towers dated (1 sample could not be dated and said to be “outside the calibration range”)
Updated February 11th, 2005 |
QIANG羌 (3 TOWERS) (3座塔楼)
MAOXIAN and LIXIAN AREAS |
Beta- 149198
SICHUAN 2 黑虎(exterior of square tower Lower Ying Zui);
This tower has now collapsed) (四川黑虎乡上面的4角塔楼,这座塔楼已经倒塌了,木片取自塔身墙外侧的墙筋) | Cal AD 1320 to 1350
Cal AD 1390 to 1440 |
Beta- 157695
HEIFU黑虎 T.C.(Window of the same now collapsed square tower) (Lower Ying Zui) (黑虎现已倒塌的4角塔楼窗户上获取的样本,鹰嘴村下方) | Cal AD 1490 to 1680
Cal AD 1730 to 1810
Cal AD 1930 to 1950 |
Beta- 164171
HEIFU 黑虎C.D.T. | Cal AD 1450 to 1680
Cal AD 1730 to 1810
Cal AD 1930 to 1950 |
Beta- 171489
YING ZUI 12C (12 Corners) (鹰嘴12角塔楼) | result is outside the calibration range, but indicative of the 20th century |
Beta-185913
TAOPING 桃坪 (wood collected by Professor Zhang) | Cal AD 1660 to 1950 |