THE RELIABILITY OF RADIOCARBON DATING BURIED SOILS

Authors
ORLOVA LA PANYCHEV VA
Citation
La. Orlova et Va. Panychev, THE RELIABILITY OF RADIOCARBON DATING BURIED SOILS, Radiocarbon, 35(3), 1993, pp. 369-377
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Radiocarbon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00338222
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
369 - 377
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8222(1993)35:3<369:TRORDB>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Variable C-14 ages of paleosol organic matter (OM) cause difficulties in interpreting C-14 data. We attempt to determine the reliability of OM C-14 dates by examining different carbon-containing materials from soil horizons and paleosol fractions.