A resin sample from the Buga Sphere was recently submitted to the Center for Applied Isotope Studies at the University of Georgia for radiocarbon (Carbon-14) dating and stable isotope analysis.
The results are remarkable: the material dates back approximately 12,560 years, placing it in the Late Pleistocene epoch, during the Younger Dryas — the dramatic final cold snap of the last Ice Age (≈ 12,900–11,700 years ago).
The full lab report, including methodology and isotopic data, is available below for those interested in a deeper dive.
