Comparison of U-Series and Radiocarbon Dates of Speleothems

The paper presents a comparison of U-series and radiocarbon dates of speleothems collected in several caves in central and southern Europe and southeast Africa. Despite a large spread of dates, mainly due to contamination with younger carbon, the group of corresponding 14C and 230Th/U ages of speleo...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 2000, Vol.42 (3), p.403-414
Main Authors: Goslar, Tomasz, Hercman, Helena, Pazdur, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Comparison Records
Dating
Excavation and methods
Laboratory methods
Methodology and general studies
Prehistory and protohistory
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Summary:The paper presents a comparison of U-series and radiocarbon dates of speleothems collected in several caves in central and southern Europe and southeast Africa. Despite a large spread of dates, mainly due to contamination with younger carbon, the group of corresponding 14C and 230Th/U ages of speleothem samples seems to be coherent with the previous suggestion of large deviation between the 14C and the absolute time scale between 35 and 45 ka BP. This agrees with the result of frequency analysis of published 14C and 230Th/U ages of speleothem.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/S0033822200030332