Dating Organic Temper of Ceramics by AMS: Sample Preparation and Carbon Evaluation
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1999-01-01Keywords
ageAmazon Basin
ceramic materials
artifacts
applications
mass spectra
spectra
Brazil
South America
archaeologyarchaeological sitesHoloceneCenozoicQuaternaryC 14carbondatesisotopesradioactive isotopesabsolute ageprocesses
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Gomes, D. C., & Vega, O. (1999). Dating organic temper of ceramics by AMS: Sample preparation and carbon evaluation. Radiocarbon, 41(3), 315-320.Journal
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We describe a new methodology for separating organic temper from archaeological ceramics from Brazilian Amazonia. These experimental procedures were designed to directly date ceramic samples by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). An evaluation of the total carbon indicates the samples' potential for dating.Type
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