The corrected ages from both sources gave a consistent range of 7,790 to 8,290 years before present.

The consistency between dates from bone and from peat is important evidence that the dated material genuinely reflects the time of burial rather than being affected by older or younger carbon incorporated from other sources.

The spread within the dated range — about 500 radiocarbon years — is consistent with either the statistical uncertainty inherent in individual radiocarbon measurements or with genuine temporal spread in the use of the cemetery.

A cemetery used over multiple generations would show a spread in burial dates, as older individuals were interred at one time and younger individuals at another.