Radiocarbon Fluctuations During the Third Millennium BC
Issue Date
1986-01-01Keywords
tree ringsHolocene
Europe
Cenozoic
Quaternary
wood
geochronology
C 14
carbon
datesisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Vogel, J. C., Fuls, A., Visser, E., & Becker, B. (1986). Radiocarbon fluctuations during the third millennium BC. Radiocarbon, 28(2B), 935-938.Publisher
American Journal of ScienceJournal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the 12th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Trondheim, June 24-28, 1985.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Precision 14C analyses have been performed on samples comprising 1 to 4 annual rings from the south-central European dendrochronologic sequence of sub-fossil oak wood covering the period 1930 to 3100 BC. Apart from a ajor deviation in the 29th century BC, the 14C fluctuations have amplitudes of ca 10 per mil and a possible periodicity of 90 years. A 14C peak at 2190 BC has a riseand decay-time of <20 years indicating rather abrupt changes in the production rate of 14C. The 14C calibration curve derived from these data can be used for precise dating of the Early Bronze Age in the Near East.Type
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