Talk:Aikey Brae stone circle

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A fact from Aikey Brae stone circle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 January 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that at 21.5 tonnes, the recumbent (pictured) at Aikey Brae stone circle is one of the largest in Aberdeenshire?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 18:11, 29 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Recumbent stone (centre) at Aikey Brae

... that at 21.5 tonnes, the recumbent (pictured) at Aikey Brae stone circle is one of the largest in Aberdeenshire? Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/797783/stone-me-how-did-they-do-it/

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kendra Pierre-Louis

Moved to mainspace by Mujinga (talk). Self-nominated at 16:24, 20 December 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Size and date check out. Well referenced to reliable sources. Spot checks indicate close paraphrasing not a concern. Hook fact cited. Image properly licenced. QPQ done. Should be good to go. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 01:50, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bronze Age -- dating

Main article: Bronze Age Britain : In Great Britain, the Bronze Age is considered to have been the period from around 2100 to 750 BC. Therefore, what do the sources indicate for these stones? 'Late' for Briton looks to be around 900-750 BC. Article should be more precise - as for the rest of Europe the Age ends circa 1200 BC. (talk) 03:45, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

From the source in question, page 278: "However, the radiocarbon dates – 2865±50 uncal BP (AA–49296; 1220–900 cal BC); 2855±45 (AA–49297; 1210–1170 or 1160–890 cal BC) – are anomalous, falling in the Late Bronze Age (Bradley 2005, 101–2)" Mujinga (talk) 13:38, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll add the word "anomalous", hopefully that fixes it. Mujinga (talk) 14:55, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]