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Title: 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:
;  [1]
  1. 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.
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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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6295926}, journal = {Radiocarbon; (United States)},
issn = {0033-8222},
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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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