Abstract
Dating of the amino acid hydroxyproline from bone collagen has been shown to produce accurate and reliable radiocarbon dates. This article presents further application of the method demonstrating it can be used to obtain dates for both low-collagen and contaminated bones, extending the capability of C-14 dating archaeological bone from conventional limits imposed by alternative pretreatment methods. The method therefore has the potential for significantly benefiting the accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dating community in the C-14 dating of archaeological bone.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 698-708 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Radiocarbon |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 21st International Radiocarbon Conference - Paris, France Duration: 9 Jul 2012 → 13 Jul 2012 Conference number: 21st |
Funding
Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Dating Service (ORADS) grant through the Natural Environment Research CouncilThe authors would like to thank Dr C Conneller, University of Manchester, for her help and advice on the Flixton site. The <SUP>14</SUP>C dates were financed by an Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Dating Service (ORADS) grant through the Natural Environment Research Council.