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THE 14C METHOD
The radiocarbon method is based on the rate of decay of the radioactive or unstable carbon isotope 14 (14C), which is formed in the upper atmosphere through the effect of cosmic ray neutrons upon nitrogen 14. The reaction is: 14N + n => 14C + p. (Where n is a neutron and p is a proton). RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON DATING The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D'Arc Radiocarbon dates from the caves are the earliest currently known for rock art in the region. Archaeological research at Oslonki, Poland The site of Oslonki is dated by 24 radiocarbon dates, which when calibrated to calendar years point to a dating of between 4300 and 4000 B.C. Dombate passage tomb,Spain WWW page
CORRECTIONS TO RADIOCARBON DATES. Corrections to radiocarbon dates. [A Conventional Radiocarbon Age or CRA, does not take into account specific differences between the activity of different carbon reservoirs. A CRA is derived using an age calculation based upon the decay corrected activity of the absolute radiocarbon standard (1890 AD wood) which is in equilibrium with LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING Counting Liquid. In the majority of LSC facilities, the scintillation solvent is benzene (C 6 H 6) or a mixture of benzene and toluene (C 6 H 6 CH 3 ). Benzene has been chosen because of its excellent light transmission properties and the high chemical conversion yield of sample C to benzene. The sample is first converted to CO 2, thenreacted
QUANTULUS LSC
OTHER C14 WWW SITES
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, School of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) University of Georgia, Athens. Center For Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Desert Research Institute RadiocarbonLaboratory.
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and non SHELL - C14DATING.COM Shell is deposited in the form of calcium carbonate crystals bonded in an organic matrix with a protein called conchiolin. According to Morton (1979:30), this comprises an outer layer of quinone-tanned protein (periostracum), a columnar crystalline layer usually consisting of either calcite or aragonite, and an inner, nacreous layer of thin crystalline sheets.THE 14C METHOD
The radiocarbon method is based on the rate of decay of the radioactive or unstable carbon isotope 14 (14C), which is formed in the upper atmosphere through the effect of cosmic ray neutrons upon nitrogen 14. The reaction is: 14N + n => 14C + p. (Where n is a neutron and p is a proton). RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON DATING The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D'Arc Radiocarbon dates from the caves are the earliest currently known for rock art in the region. Archaeological research at Oslonki, Poland The site of Oslonki is dated by 24 radiocarbon dates, which when calibrated to calendar years point to a dating of between 4300 and 4000 B.C. Dombate passage tomb,Spain WWW page
CORRECTIONS TO RADIOCARBON DATES. Corrections to radiocarbon dates. [A Conventional Radiocarbon Age or CRA, does not take into account specific differences between the activity of different carbon reservoirs. A CRA is derived using an age calculation based upon the decay corrected activity of the absolute radiocarbon standard (1890 AD wood) which is in equilibrium with LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING Counting Liquid. In the majority of LSC facilities, the scintillation solvent is benzene (C 6 H 6) or a mixture of benzene and toluene (C 6 H 6 CH 3 ). Benzene has been chosen because of its excellent light transmission properties and the high chemical conversion yield of sample C to benzene. The sample is first converted to CO 2, thenreacted
QUANTULUS LSC
OTHER C14 WWW SITES
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, School of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) University of Georgia, Athens. Center For Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Desert Research Institute RadiocarbonLaboratory.
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and non SHELL - C14DATING.COM Shell is deposited in the form of calcium carbonate crystals bonded in an organic matrix with a protein called conchiolin. According to Morton (1979:30), this comprises an outer layer of quinone-tanned protein (periostracum), a columnar crystalline layer usually consisting of either calcite or aragonite, and an inner, nacreous layer of thin crystalline sheets. RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. PUBLISHING AND REPORTING C14 DATES. The publication of radiocarbon dates rests almost totally with the submitter of the material. In many instances, researchers have in recent decades, neglected to publish relevant data describing the sample, laboratory and reference numbers, provenance and reservoir correction details. Such practices seriously undermine the value ofradiocarbon
K-12
Welcome to the K12 section of the Radiocarbon WEBinfo site. The aim here is to provide clear, understandable information relating to radiocarbon dating for the benefit of K12 students, as well as lay people who are not requiring detailed information about the method of radiocarbon dating itself.WHAT'S NEW
A site providing online calibration of radiocarbon dates from the Department of Archaeology, University of Cardiff, Wales. 27.7.99: Radiocarbon WEBinfo reviewed in Science 285 (p295), in the NetWatch section, by Jocelyn Kaiser. 19.6.99: RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION The Conventional Radiocarbon Age BP is calculated using the radiocarbon decay equation: t=-8033 ln (Asn/Aon) Where -8033 represents the mean lifetime of 14C (Stuiver and Polach, 1977). Aon is the activity in counts per minute of the modern standard, Asn is the equivalent cpm for the sample. 'ln' represents the natural logarithm. CHARCOAL - C14DATING.COM These materials are the most widely used material in radiocarbon dating. Since the inception of the technique in the 1950s, charcoal has been acknowledged as a most reliable material for dating (Libby, 1955). Charcoal and wood possess a high molecular weight, so rigorous pretreatments are able to be implemented without losing large amountsof
BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and nonMEASUREMENT
Measurement. There are three principal methods of measuring residual C14 activity. Gas Proportional Counting or GPC Liquid Scintillation Counting or LSC. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry or AMS.LAKE MUDS/GYTTJA
Lake muds are composed of the organic remains of plants which grew under water in lake or pond systems. Radiocarbon determinations from this type of environment must be analysed with care because of the variable sources of carbon available to the plants which form thegyttja.
EGGSHELL - C14DATING.COM A number of researchers have investigated avian eggshell as a dating material and found it to be a reproducible and accurate dating material. Berger et al. (1975) have radiocarbon dated egg samples of the extinct giant elephant bird Aepyornis sp., from sites in the southern Malagasi Republic.They removed the exterior layer of eggshell with dilute acid as a precaution against contamination andTHE 14C METHOD
The radiocarbon method is based on the rate of decay of the radioactive or unstable carbon isotope 14 (14C), which is formed in the upper atmosphere through the effect of cosmic ray neutrons upon nitrogen 14. The reaction is: 14N + n => 14C + p. (Where n is a neutron and p is a proton). RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON DATING The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D'Arc Radiocarbon dates from the caves are the earliest currently known for rock art in the region. Archaeological research at Oslonki, Poland The site of Oslonki is dated by 24 radiocarbon dates, which when calibrated to calendar years point to a dating of between 4300 and 4000 B.C. Dombate passage tomb,Spain WWW page
CORRECTIONS TO RADIOCARBON DATES. Corrections to radiocarbon dates. [A Conventional Radiocarbon Age or CRA, does not take into account specific differences between the activity of different carbon reservoirs. A CRA is derived using an age calculation based upon the decay corrected activity of the absolute radiocarbon standard (1890 AD wood) which is in equilibrium with LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING Counting Liquid. In the majority of LSC facilities, the scintillation solvent is benzene (C 6 H 6) or a mixture of benzene and toluene (C 6 H 6 CH 3 ). Benzene has been chosen because of its excellent light transmission properties and the high chemical conversion yield of sample C to benzene. The sample is first converted to CO 2, thenreacted
QUANTULUS LSC
OTHER C14 WWW SITES
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, School of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) University of Georgia, Athens. Center For Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Desert Research Institute RadiocarbonLaboratory.
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and non SHELL - C14DATING.COM Shell is deposited in the form of calcium carbonate crystals bonded in an organic matrix with a protein called conchiolin. According to Morton (1979:30), this comprises an outer layer of quinone-tanned protein (periostracum), a columnar crystalline layer usually consisting of either calcite or aragonite, and an inner, nacreous layer of thin crystalline sheets.THE 14C METHOD
The radiocarbon method is based on the rate of decay of the radioactive or unstable carbon isotope 14 (14C), which is formed in the upper atmosphere through the effect of cosmic ray neutrons upon nitrogen 14. The reaction is: 14N + n => 14C + p. (Where n is a neutron and p is a proton). RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON DATING The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D'Arc Radiocarbon dates from the caves are the earliest currently known for rock art in the region. Archaeological research at Oslonki, Poland The site of Oslonki is dated by 24 radiocarbon dates, which when calibrated to calendar years point to a dating of between 4300 and 4000 B.C. Dombate passage tomb,Spain WWW page
CORRECTIONS TO RADIOCARBON DATES. Corrections to radiocarbon dates. [A Conventional Radiocarbon Age or CRA, does not take into account specific differences between the activity of different carbon reservoirs. A CRA is derived using an age calculation based upon the decay corrected activity of the absolute radiocarbon standard (1890 AD wood) which is in equilibrium with LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING Counting Liquid. In the majority of LSC facilities, the scintillation solvent is benzene (C 6 H 6) or a mixture of benzene and toluene (C 6 H 6 CH 3 ). Benzene has been chosen because of its excellent light transmission properties and the high chemical conversion yield of sample C to benzene. The sample is first converted to CO 2, thenreacted
QUANTULUS LSC
OTHER C14 WWW SITES
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, School of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) University of Georgia, Athens. Center For Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Desert Research Institute RadiocarbonLaboratory.
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and non SHELL - C14DATING.COM Shell is deposited in the form of calcium carbonate crystals bonded in an organic matrix with a protein called conchiolin. According to Morton (1979:30), this comprises an outer layer of quinone-tanned protein (periostracum), a columnar crystalline layer usually consisting of either calcite or aragonite, and an inner, nacreous layer of thin crystalline sheets. RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. PUBLISHING AND REPORTING C14 DATES. The publication of radiocarbon dates rests almost totally with the submitter of the material. In many instances, researchers have in recent decades, neglected to publish relevant data describing the sample, laboratory and reference numbers, provenance and reservoir correction details. Such practices seriously undermine the value ofradiocarbon
K-12
Welcome to the K12 section of the Radiocarbon WEBinfo site. The aim here is to provide clear, understandable information relating to radiocarbon dating for the benefit of K12 students, as well as lay people who are not requiring detailed information about the method of radiocarbon dating itself.WHAT'S NEW
A site providing online calibration of radiocarbon dates from the Department of Archaeology, University of Cardiff, Wales. 27.7.99: Radiocarbon WEBinfo reviewed in Science 285 (p295), in the NetWatch section, by Jocelyn Kaiser. 19.6.99: RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION The Conventional Radiocarbon Age BP is calculated using the radiocarbon decay equation: t=-8033 ln (Asn/Aon) Where -8033 represents the mean lifetime of 14C (Stuiver and Polach, 1977). Aon is the activity in counts per minute of the modern standard, Asn is the equivalent cpm for the sample. 'ln' represents the natural logarithm. CHARCOAL - C14DATING.COM These materials are the most widely used material in radiocarbon dating. Since the inception of the technique in the 1950s, charcoal has been acknowledged as a most reliable material for dating (Libby, 1955). Charcoal and wood possess a high molecular weight, so rigorous pretreatments are able to be implemented without losing large amountsof
BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and nonMEASUREMENT
Measurement. There are three principal methods of measuring residual C14 activity. Gas Proportional Counting or GPC Liquid Scintillation Counting or LSC. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry or AMS.LAKE MUDS/GYTTJA
Lake muds are composed of the organic remains of plants which grew under water in lake or pond systems. Radiocarbon determinations from this type of environment must be analysed with care because of the variable sources of carbon available to the plants which form thegyttja.
EGGSHELL - C14DATING.COM A number of researchers have investigated avian eggshell as a dating material and found it to be a reproducible and accurate dating material. Berger et al. (1975) have radiocarbon dated egg samples of the extinct giant elephant bird Aepyornis sp., from sites in the southern Malagasi Republic.They removed the exterior layer of eggshell with dilute acid as a precaution against contamination and RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike.THE 14C METHOD
The radiocarbon method is based on the rate of decay of the radioactive or unstable carbon isotope 14 (14C), which is formed in the upper atmosphere through the effect of cosmic ray neutrons upon nitrogen 14. The reaction is: 14N + n => 14C + p. (Where n is a neutron and p is a proton). APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON DATING The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D'Arc Radiocarbon dates from the caves are the earliest currently known for rock art in the region. Archaeological research at Oslonki, Poland The site of Oslonki is dated by 24 radiocarbon dates, which when calibrated to calendar years point to a dating of between 4300 and 4000 B.C. Dombate passage tomb,Spain WWW page
CORRECTIONS TO RADIOCARBON DATES. Corrections to radiocarbon dates. [A Conventional Radiocarbon Age or CRA, does not take into account specific differences between the activity of different carbon reservoirs. A CRA is derived using an age calculation based upon the decay corrected activity of the absolute radiocarbon standard (1890 AD wood) which is in equilibrium with LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING Counting Liquid. In the majority of LSC facilities, the scintillation solvent is benzene (C 6 H 6) or a mixture of benzene and toluene (C 6 H 6 CH 3 ). Benzene has been chosen because of its excellent light transmission properties and the high chemical conversion yield of sample C to benzene. The sample is first converted to CO 2, thenreacted
QUANTULUS LSC
OTHER C14 WWW SITES
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, School of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) University of Georgia, Athens. Center For Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Desert Research Institute RadiocarbonLaboratory.
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and non SHELL - C14DATING.COM Shell is deposited in the form of calcium carbonate crystals bonded in an organic matrix with a protein called conchiolin. According to Morton (1979:30), this comprises an outer layer of quinone-tanned protein (periostracum), a columnar crystalline layer usually consisting of either calcite or aragonite, and an inner, nacreous layer of thin crystalline sheets. RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike.THE 14C METHOD
The radiocarbon method is based on the rate of decay of the radioactive or unstable carbon isotope 14 (14C), which is formed in the upper atmosphere through the effect of cosmic ray neutrons upon nitrogen 14. The reaction is: 14N + n => 14C + p. (Where n is a neutron and p is a proton). APPLICATIONS OF RADIOCARBON DATING The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D'Arc Radiocarbon dates from the caves are the earliest currently known for rock art in the region. Archaeological research at Oslonki, Poland The site of Oslonki is dated by 24 radiocarbon dates, which when calibrated to calendar years point to a dating of between 4300 and 4000 B.C. Dombate passage tomb,Spain WWW page
CORRECTIONS TO RADIOCARBON DATES. Corrections to radiocarbon dates. [A Conventional Radiocarbon Age or CRA, does not take into account specific differences between the activity of different carbon reservoirs. A CRA is derived using an age calculation based upon the decay corrected activity of the absolute radiocarbon standard (1890 AD wood) which is in equilibrium with LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING Counting Liquid. In the majority of LSC facilities, the scintillation solvent is benzene (C 6 H 6) or a mixture of benzene and toluene (C 6 H 6 CH 3 ). Benzene has been chosen because of its excellent light transmission properties and the high chemical conversion yield of sample C to benzene. The sample is first converted to CO 2, thenreacted
QUANTULUS LSC
OTHER C14 WWW SITES
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, School of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson. Beta Analytic Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) University of Georgia, Athens. Center For Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Desert Research Institute RadiocarbonLaboratory.
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and non SHELL - C14DATING.COM Shell is deposited in the form of calcium carbonate crystals bonded in an organic matrix with a protein called conchiolin. According to Morton (1979:30), this comprises an outer layer of quinone-tanned protein (periostracum), a columnar crystalline layer usually consisting of either calcite or aragonite, and an inner, nacreous layer of thin crystalline sheets. RADIOCARBON WEB-INFO Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike.K-12
Welcome to the K12 section of the Radiocarbon WEBinfo site. The aim here is to provide clear, understandable information relating to radiocarbon dating for the benefit of K12 students, as well as lay people who are not requiring detailed information about the method of radiocarbon dating itself.WHAT'S NEW
A site providing online calibration of radiocarbon dates from the Department of Archaeology, University of Cardiff, Wales. 27.7.99: Radiocarbon WEBinfo reviewed in Science 285 (p295), in the NetWatch section, by Jocelyn Kaiser. 19.6.99: PUBLISHING AND REPORTING C14 DATES. The publication of radiocarbon dates rests almost totally with the submitter of the material. In many instances, researchers have in recent decades, neglected to publish relevant data describing the sample, laboratory and reference numbers, provenance and reservoir correction details. Such practices seriously undermine the value ofradiocarbon
RADIOCARBON DATE CALCULATION The Conventional Radiocarbon Age BP is calculated using the radiocarbon decay equation: t=-8033 ln (Asn/Aon) Where -8033 represents the mean lifetime of 14C (Stuiver and Polach, 1977). Aon is the activity in counts per minute of the modern standard, Asn is the equivalent cpm for the sample. 'ln' represents the natural logarithm. CHARCOAL - C14DATING.COM These materials are the most widely used material in radiocarbon dating. Since the inception of the technique in the 1950s, charcoal has been acknowledged as a most reliable material for dating (Libby, 1955). Charcoal and wood possess a high molecular weight, so rigorous pretreatments are able to be implemented without losing large amountsof
BONE - C14DATING.COM Bone is a connective tissue largely composed of an organic protein; collagen and the inorganic mineral hydroxyapatite, which combine to provide a mechanical and supportive role in the body (Smith et al. 1983:211). Depending on the orientation of collagen fibres, two types of bone can be distinguished: lamellar bone (cortical bone) and nonMEASUREMENT
Measurement. There are three principal methods of measuring residual C14 activity. Gas Proportional Counting or GPC Liquid Scintillation Counting or LSC. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry or AMS.LAKE MUDS/GYTTJA
Lake muds are composed of the organic remains of plants which grew under water in lake or pond systems. Radiocarbon determinations from this type of environment must be analysed with care because of the variable sources of carbon available to the plants which form thegyttja.
EGGSHELL - C14DATING.COM A number of researchers have investigated avian eggshell as a dating material and found it to be a reproducible and accurate dating material. Berger et al. (1975) have radiocarbon dated egg samples of the extinct giant elephant bird Aepyornis sp., from sites in the southern Malagasi Republic.They removed the exterior layer of eggshell with dilute acid as a precaution against contamination and Welcome to radiocarbon WEB-info. Radiocarbon dating is the technique upon which chronologies of the late Pleistocene and Holocene have been built. This resource is designed to provide online information concerning the radiocarbon dating method. We hope it will be of occasional use to radiocarbon users and interested students alike. Copyright � 1999 Tom Higham, Radiocarbon Laboratory, University of Waikato, New Zealand (Email: thomas.higham@archaeology-research.oxford.ac.uk).INDEX |
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