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Radiocarbon and Stable Isotope Analyses of Archaeological Bone Consolidated with Hide Glue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

C M Takahashi ,
D E Nelson  and
J S Southon
C M Takahashi*
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
D E Nelson
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BC, V5A 1S6, Canada
J S Southon
Affiliation:
Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, California 92697–3100, USA
*
Corresponding author. Email: ct@sfu.ca.
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Abstract

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We tested a simple method for removing a collagen-based glue preservative from bone destined for radiocarbon and stable isotope analyses. The method is sufficient for bone samples from which only stable isotope measurements are required. For 14C dating, such samples of age less than about 10 ka can be adequately dated, but for older samples, the circumstances must be carefully evaluated.

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Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , 2002 , pp. 59 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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