The Reliability of Radiocarbon Dating Buried Soils
Issue Date
1993-01-01Keywords
loesshorizons
reliability
Paleosols
variations
soils
organic compounds
organic materials
sediments
clastic sedimentsC 14carbonisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Orlova, L. A., & Panychev, V. A. (1993). The reliability of radiocarbon dating buried soils. Radiocarbon, 35(3), 369-377.Journal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Variable 14C ages of paleosol organic matter (OM) cause difficulties in interpreting 14C data. We attempt to determine the reliability of OM 14C dates by examining different carbon-containing materials from soil horizons and paleosol fractions.Type
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