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Origins of Carbon in Potsherds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Martine Gabasio ,
Jacques Evin ,
Gaston Bernard Arnal  and
Philippe Andrieux
Martine Gabasio
Affiliation:
Centre de Datations et d'Analyses Isotopiques, Université Claude, Bernard, Lyon, France
Jacques Evin
Affiliation:
Centre de Datations et d'Analyses Isotopiques, Université Claude, Bernard, Lyon, France
Gaston Bernard Arnal
Affiliation:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Route de Mende, 34033 Montpellier, France
Philippe Andrieux
Affiliation:
Laboratoire Départemental d'Archéologie, 7 rue Guy Moquet, 94800 Villejuif, France
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Abstract

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The general reliability of 14C dating in archaeology induced us to try to extend the method to other datable materials that may be uncovered, even those which have till now been neglected or considered unreliable. Improvements in AMS techniques will also help us date very small samples or those with low carbon content. For these reasons we have undertaken a systematic study of the application of 14C dating to potsherds which are usually abundant in prehistoric sites and often more representative of human activity than other materials such as charcoal (Evin, 1983).

Type
VII. Applications in Archaeology
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 28 , Issue 2A , 1986 , pp. 711 - 718
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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