Towards a Radiocarbon Chronology of the Late-Glacial: Sample Selection Strategies

This paper outlines a dating program designed to test the reproducibility of radiocarbon dates on different materials of Late-Glacial age (plant macrofossils, fossil beetle remains, and the “humic” and “humin” chemical fractions of limnic sediments) using a combination of radiometric (beta counting)...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 2001, Vol.43 (2B), p.1007-1019
Main Authors: Walker, M J C, Bryant, C, Coope, G R, Harkness, D D, Lowe, J J, Scott, E M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
D. Archaeology
Environmental studies
Geology and climatology
II. Our ‘Wet’ Environment
Methodology and general studies
Prehistory and protohistory
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Summary:This paper outlines a dating program designed to test the reproducibility of radiocarbon dates on different materials of Late-Glacial age (plant macrofossils, fossil beetle remains, and the “humic” and “humin” chemical fractions of limnic sediments) using a combination of radiometric (beta counting) and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) techniques. The results have implications for the design of sampling strategies and for the development of improved dating protocols, both of which are important if a high-precision 14C chronology for the Late-Glacial is to be achieved.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/S0033822200041679