A simplified approach to calibrating [sup 14]C dates
Abstract
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.
- Authors:
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- Quaternary Dating Research Unit, CSIR, Pretoria (South Africa)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6295926
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Radiocarbon; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 35:2; Journal ID: ISSN 0033-8222
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; CLIMATIC CHANGE; MONITORING; TREE RINGS; ISOTOPE DATING; CALIBRATION; CARBON 14; PROBABILITY; AGE ESTIMATION; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CARBON ISOTOPES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 540110*; 290301 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety- Regional & Global Environmental Aspects- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Talma, A S, and Vogel, J C. A simplified approach to calibrating [sup 14]C dates. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Talma, A S, & Vogel, J C. A simplified approach to calibrating [sup 14]C dates. United States.
Talma, A S, and Vogel, J C. 1993.
"A simplified approach to calibrating [sup 14]C dates". United States.
@article{osti_6295926,
title = {A simplified approach to calibrating [sup 14]C dates},
author = {Talma, A S and Vogel, J C},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6295926},
journal = {Radiocarbon; (United States)},
issn = {0033-8222},
number = ,
volume = 35:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}
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