A simplified approach to calibrating [sup 14]C dates

The authors propose a simplified approach to the calibration of radiocarbon dates. They use splines through the tree-ring data as calibration curves, thereby eliminating a large part of the statistical scatter of the actual data points. To express the age range, they transform the [plus minus]1 [sig...

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Published in:Radiocarbon 1993-01, Vol.35:2
Main Authors: Talma, A.S., Vogel, J.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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290301 > Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment, Health, & Safety-- Regional & Global Environmental Aspects-- (1992-)
AGE ESTIMATION
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CALIBRATION
CARBON 14
CARBON ISOTOPES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
ISOTOPE DATING
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MONITORING
NUCLEI
PROBABILITY
RADIOISOTOPES
TREE RINGS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES 540110
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Summary:The authors propose a simplified approach to the calibration of radiocarbon dates. They use splines through the tree-ring data as calibration curves, thereby eliminating a large part of the statistical scatter of the actual data points. To express the age range, they transform the [plus minus]1 [sigma] and [plus minus]2 [sigma] values of the BP age to calendar dates and interpret them as the 68% and 95% confidence intervals. This approach by-passes the conceptual problems of the transfer of individual probability values from the radiocarbon to the calendar age. They have adapted software to make this calibration possible.
ISSN:0033-8222
1945-5755
DOI:10.1017/S0033822200065000