Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Rock Art
dc.contributor.author | Russ, Jon | |
dc.contributor.author | Hyman, Marian | |
dc.contributor.author | Rowe, Marvin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-11T20:32:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-11T20:32:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Russ, J., Hyman, M., & Rowe, M. (1992). Direct radiocarbon dating of rock art. Radiocarbon, 34(3), 867-872. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0033-8222 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0033822200064183 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/653287 | |
dc.description | From the 14th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Tucson, AZ, May 20-24, 1991. | |
dc.description.abstract | In 14C dating of pictographs, we use a low-temperature oxygen plasma coupled with high-vacuum techniques to selectively remove carbon-containing material in the paint without contamination from the rock substrate, even if limestone (CaCO3). In addition to one previously published measurement, we analyzed two more pictograph samples, which are in accord with archaeological inference. A sample of known age charcoal, also processed by our method, matched the control. This technique produces little mass fractionation, the maximum delta-13C being 0.16 per mil from the untreated sample. Limestone decomposition does not occur during our procedure. Although the technique development is in its infancy, these new results demonstrate that our non-destructive technique has great potential for producing accurate 14C ages. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona | |
dc.relation.url | http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/ | |
dc.rights | Copyright © by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona. All rights reserved. | |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.title | Direct Radiocarbon Dating of Rock Art | |
dc.type | Proceedings | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.identifier.journal | Radiocarbon | |
dc.description.note | This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. | |
dc.description.collectioninformation | The Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. | |
dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.description.admin-note | Migrated from OJS platform February 2021 | |
dc.source.volume | 34 | |
dc.source.issue | 3 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 867 | |
dc.source.endpage | 872 | |
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