Radiocarbon and mammoth bones: What's in a date

J. van der Plicht; S. W. L. Palstra

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.027

Radiocarbon and mammoth bones: What's in a date

J. van der Plicht^*, S. W. L. Palstra

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Abstract

The Radiocarbon dating method has developed into a reliable dating method for organic sample materials. The latest calibration curve released enables numerical dating covering the complete dating range of the method. However, the category of fossil bones is the subject of discussion concerning validity of the dates, in particular for the oldest part of the C-14 timescale. This is a complex interplay of sample material integrity, contamination issues and proper blanks. In practice, a safe upper limit for C-14 dates of bone material appears to be 45,000 BP (50,000 calBP). (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-251
Number of pages	6
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	406
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.027
Publication status	Published - 25-Jun-2016

Keywords

Radiocarbon
Dating
Isotopes
Mammoth
NORTH-SEA
ULTRAFILTRATION
CHRONOLOGY
MIDDLE
CALIBRATION
FOSSILS
EUROPE
VALLEY

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