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Watkins, Trevor: Editor

Radiocarbon: Calibration and Prehistory

Edinburgh University Press, 1975

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Year of publication
1975
ISBN
0852242824
Place of printing
Edinburgh
Author
Watkins, Trevor: Editor
Publishers
Edinburgh University Press
Size
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Edition
F First Edition
Keyword
Radiocarbon: Calibration and Prehistory Dating C-14 dating can, baffle archaeologists. This book attempts their rescue. It is by, specialists for non-specialists. The realization that the, production rate of C-14 in the atmosphere was not constant, undermined the assumption that C-14 years could be equated with, calender years. Correction by calibration with cross-dated, tree-ring radio-carbon samples offers hope, but creates 'correction curves' Science & Technology
Binding description
J H Fair Hardcover
State of preservation
Fair
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
First edition
Yes

Description

147 pages. References. "The six papers in this collection represent the formal contributions to a one-day seminar held in Edinburgh University in 1974." - from Introduction. "The technical complexities of C-14 dating can baffle archaeologists. This book attempts their rescue. It is by specialists for non-specialists. The realization that the production rate of C-14 in the atmosphere was not constant undermined the assumption that C-14 years could be equated with calender years. Correction by calibration with cross-dated tree-ring radio-carbon samples offers hope, but creates 'correction curves' of bewildering variety. This book explains the issues clearly and simply, provides valuable comparative data, assesses the reliability of the methods, tells how to take a sample, and where to send it for dating." - from dust jacket. Book