Testing the effectiveness of AMS radiocarbon pretreatment and preparation on archaeological textiles

Authors
Turnbull, J Sparks, R Prior, C
Citation
J. Turnbull et al., Testing the effectiveness of AMS radiocarbon pretreatment and preparation on archaeological textiles, NUCL INST B, 172, 2000, pp. 469-472
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS
ISSN journal
0168583X → ACNP
Volume
172
Year of publication
2000
Pages
469 - 472
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-583X(200010)172:<469:TTEOAR>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Archaeological textiles are prepared and radiocarbon dated by two different methods and the results compared to demonstrate the effective removal of c ontaminating carbon. The distributions of ages of textiles measured at the Rafter Radiocarbon Lab fall into two categories and are not the result of r andom mixing between sample and contaminant. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.