Re-Evaluation of British Museum Radiocarbon Dates Issued Between 1980 and 1984
Issue Date
1990-01-01Keywords
British Museum Natural Historyevaluation
corrections
liquid scintillation
accuracy
variations
aromatic hydrocarbons
benzene
hydrocarbons
errorsorganic compoundssample preparationmethodsgeochronologyC 14carbonisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Bowman, S. G., Ambers, J. C., & Leese, M. (1990). Re-evaluation of British Museum radiocarbon dates issued between 1980 and 1984. Radiocarbon, 32(1), 59-79.Journal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Dates issued by the British Museum radiocarbon laboratory between 1980 and 1984 are known to have been in error. This paper outlines the cause of the problem and the procedures adopted to revise the results affected. Where revision has been possible, on average this has given dates older by 200 to 300 radiocarbon years. The individual revised results are tabulated.Type
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