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Title Of Article Chaper
The reliability of archaeologic interpretation of <sup>14</sup>C dates
Title Of Journal Book
Radiocarbon
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
645-646
Collation
Fig., 2 refs.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliog. refs.
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Carbon-14 dates of a medieval settlement with archaeologically well-dated strata are compared with the true ages of the respective layers. The carbon-14 values indicate that each layer may contain older material reaching up to the beginning of settlement. Therefore, the carbon-14 measurement of only a few wood or charcoal samples may lead to age estimations several hundred years too old.
Keywords
Archaeology Dating Radiocarbon;Dating Settlement Medieval;Wood Dating; Charcoal Dating AATA
pub_id
16622