Testing the “Dicarb Problem”: A Case Study from North Alaska
| dc.contributor.author | Reuther, Joshua D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gerlach, S. Craig | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-11T20:45:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-11T20:45:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2005-01-01 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Reuther, J. D., & Gerlach, S. C. (2005). Testing the “Dicarb problem”: A case study from North Alaska. Radiocarbon, 47(3), 359-366. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0033-8222 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S003382220003513X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/653750 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An assumption exists in North Alaskan archaeological literature that radiometric assays produced by the nowdefunct Dicarb Radioisotope Co. (Dicarb) are too young or more recent when compared to those produced by other laboratories. This assumption is statistically tested by comparing radiocarbon assays produced by Dicarb to those produced by Beta Analytic, Inc.; Geochron Laboratories; and the NSF-Arizona AMS Facility. The primary data set consists of radiometric and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) assays produced from materials excavated at the Croxton site, Locality J, Tukuto Lake, northern Alaska. Statistical analyses demonstrate that 14C assays produced by Dicarb tend to be "younger" than assays produced by other laboratories on crosscheck samples, with differences ranging between 350 and 1440 yr. | |
| 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 | Testing the “Dicarb Problem”: A Case Study from North Alaska | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type | text | |
| dc.identifier.journal | Radiocarbon | |
| 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 | 47 | |
| dc.source.issue | 3 | |
| dc.source.beginpage | 359 | |
| dc.source.endpage | 366 | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2021-02-11T20:45:13Z |
