TABLE 1. — Radiocarbon (AMS) dating results for the settlement from Hiem Cave, Hoa Binh Province. Beta – Beta Analytics Testing Laboratory, Miami, United States of America. Abbreviations: lab., laboratory; prob., probability.

			Conventional Calibrated
Depth (cm)	Material dated	Lab. code & sample no.	age (sample BP)	age (cal BC) 95.4% prob.
70-80	nutshell	Beta – 554963	8970 ± 30	8279-8180
100-110	nutshell	Beta – 554964	9240 ± 30	8560-8332
130-140	nutshell	Beta – 554965	9140 ± 30	8356-8281