The Reliability of Archaeologic Interpretation of Radiocarbon Dates
Issue Date
1983-01-01Keywords
OldenburgSchleswig Holstein Germany
Starigard
reliability
West Germany
Germany
interpretation
archaeology
Holocene
stratigraphyCentral EuropeEuropeCenozoiccharcoalQuaternarymethodswoodgeochronologyC 14carbondatesisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Willkomm, H. (1983). The reliability of archaeologic interpretation of 14C dates. Radiocarbon, 25(2), 645-646.Publisher
American Journal of ScienceJournal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the 11th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Seattle, Washington, June 20-26, 1982.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
14C dates of a medieval settlement with archaeologically well-dated strata are compared with the true ages of the respective layers. The 14C values indicate that each layer may contain older material reaching up to the beginning of settlement. Therefore, the 14C measurement of only a few wood or charcoal samples may lead to age estimations several hundred years too old.Type
Proceedingstext