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14CARE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Henry Polach*
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Dating Research Unit, Research School of Pacific Studies Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
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Abstract

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The need for and means of achieving a 14C dating quality assurance service are debated.

Type
I. Sample Preparation and Measurement Techniques
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Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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