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ANU Radiocarbon Date List VII

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

H A Polach ,
B G Thom ,
G M Bowman  and
Stella Wilkie
H A Polach
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Dating Research Laboratory, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
B G Thom
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Dating Research Laboratory, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Dept Geography, Faculty of Military Studies, University of New South Wales, Duntroon, ACT 2600
G M Bowman
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Dating Research Laboratory, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Dept Geography, Faculty of Military Studies, University of New South Wales, Duntroon, ACT 2600
Stella Wilkie
Affiliation:
Radiocarbon Dating Research Laboratory, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Along SE coast of Australia a variety of Holocene barriers composed of siliceous sand and shell detritus occur within bedrock-confined embayments. On basis of morphostratigraphy 4 barrier types are recognized: prograded, stationary, receded and episodic transgressive dunes. Several subtypes are also distinguished. Composite bay barriers involving partial eolian reworking of a prograded barrier constitute most complex examples of Holocene depositional sequences on this coast. The present list is a preliminary attempt at defining the age structure of a group of such barriers (excepting receded type). Ages are reported in conventional years bp. Text references to ages and age ranges are environmental effect corrected ages bp* and yr* (as recommended by Stuiver and Polach, 1977), using 450 ± 35 yr as postulated by Gillespie and Polach (in press) in order to relate Australian oceanic environment shells to terrestrial environment wood. δ13C errors, where based on measurement, are always ± 0.2% and are not shown in the text; when based on estimated values (Est) the error is given.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , 1979 , pp. 329 - 338
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