Marine Turtle Bones from an Archaeological Site in Polynesia Yield Reliable Age Determinations
Citation
Dye, T. S. (1990). Marine turtle bones from an archaeological site in Polynesia yield reliable age determinations. Radiocarbon, 32(2), 143-147.Journal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Accelerator mass spectrometry dating of three 50g samples of marine turtle bone from the basal cultural stratum of the Tongoleleka archaeological site, Lifuka Island, Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific yields results that agree with conventional 14C dates on marine shell. A method for calibrating these dates that takes into account the long distance migrations of marine turtles in the South Pacific is proposed. A sample size greater than 50g is recommended for routine AMS dating of marine turtle bone.Type
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enISSN
0033-8222ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1017/S0033822200040133