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Validation of Radiocarbon Dates of Woolly Mammoth Remains from Northwestern Chukotka, Russia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2016

Sergey L Vartanyan
Sergey L Vartanyan*
Affiliation:
North-East Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Institute n.a. N.A. Shilo, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences (NEISRI FEB RAS), 16 Portovaya St., Magadan 685000, Russia. Email: sergey-vartanyan@mail.ru
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Abstract

This paper presents the results of cross-dating of mammoth remains from northwestern Chukotka, northeastern Siberia. Our results suggest that several dates obtained by the radiocarbon laboratory at the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk (laboratory code SOAN) appear to be too recent. Cross-dating in different laboratories revealed significant differences in the ages obtained compared to SOAN. This highlights the need to critically assess 14C dates, and where necessary, confirm results in independent laboratories.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , 2013 , pp. 179 - 184
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Copyright © 2013 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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