Nogle teoretiske overvejelser omkring anvendelsen af 14C-dateringer til datering af forhistoriske hustomter

Resumé

Since 2002, the Museum Sønderjylland
– Arkæologi Haderslev, the 14C-laboratory
at Aarhus University, and the
Dept. of natural sciences at the Moesgård
Museum have been working together on a
project aiming at establishing a house typology
based on the 14C-dating of houses.
During the last fifteen years, a large number
of houses have been dated according
to the guide lines established at the beginning
of this project. Chronologically,
the dates range from the Neolithic to the
Medieval Period. Based on a number of
specific 14C-dates from the Roman and
Early Germanic Iron Ages, this article
discusses some methodological aspects
regarding the use of 14C-analyses to date
buildings. In addition, this article presents
the most important results so far
and finally, the question what still needs
to be done for the period 50 BC – AD 550
is addressed.