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Title Of Article Chaper
A comparison of methods used for the calibration of radiocarbon dates
Title Of Journal Book
Radiocarbon
Volume
31
Issue
3
Pages
846-864
Collation
tables, figs.
Reference Bibliography
refs.
ISSN
0033-8222
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Results from all the methods available show reasonable agreement, but further methodological development and improvements in computer output are required. Comparison of existing techniques for a series of noncontemporaneous dates showed less agreement among participants on this issue. The recommendation is that calibrated dates be presented as a series of graphs and images, in preference to mean and standard deviation.
Keywords
computer-assisted;calibration;radiocarbon dating
pub_id
11029