Examination of Freshwater Peat Pretreatment Methodology
Issue Date
1989-01-01Keywords
techniquespeat
organic residues
sample preparation
sediments
methods
C 14
carbon
dates
isotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Williams, J. B. (1989). Examination of freshwater peat pretreatment methodology. Radiocarbon, 31(3), 269-275.Journal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the 13th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, June 20-25, 1988.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Preparation techniques used in dating freshwater peat were evaluated and compared using a homogeneous sample. This paper details various approaches to pretreatment of this material and presents the resultant 14C dates. General trends in the results are discussed.Type
Proceedingstext