University of Wisconsin Radiocarbon Dates XXVII

Abstract

Procedures and equipment used in the University of Wisconsin laboratory have been described previously (Bender, Bryson & Baerreis 1965; Steventon & Kutzbach 1986). Except as otherwise indicated, wood, charcoal and peat samples are pretreated with dilute NaOH-Na4P2O7 and dilute HCl before conversion to counting gas methane; when noted, marls and lake cores are treated with acid only.