14C Dating Ancient Japanese Documents
Issue Date
1998-01-01Keywords
paperartifacts
accelerator mass spectra
mass spectra
spectra
archaeology
Holocene
upper Holocene
Far East
JapanAsiaCenozoicQuaternaryC 14carbondatesisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute age
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Oda, H., Nakamura, T., & Furukawa, M. (1998). 14C dating ancient Japanese documents. Radiocarbon, 40(2), 701-705.Journal
RadiocarbonDescription
From the 16th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Gronigen, Netherlands, June 16-20, 1997.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
We measured radiocarbon ages of 11 pieces of ancient Japanese documents by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The purpose of this study is to compare the relationship between the calibrated 14C age and the historical age of Japanese paper samples. Calibrated ages of nine pieces agree with their historical ages, indicating that Japanese ancient documents can be used for 14C dating in the recent historic period. On the other hand, the 14C age of paper that was used for reinforcement of a sutra is ca. 300 yr older than the historical age of the sutra. This shows that the sutra was repaired with old paper.Type
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