A Bayesian Approach to the Estimation of Radiocarbon Calibration Curves: The IntCal09 Methodology

This article presents a new approach to the construction of radiocarbon calibration curves. The Bayesian methodology was developed specifically to facilitate construction of the 2009 updates to the internationally agreed 14C calibration curves known as IntCal09 and Marine09. The curve estimation app...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 2009, Vol.51 (4), p.1151-1164
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