Hard water and old food. The freshwater reservoir effect in radiocarbon dating of food residues on pottery

Autor: Bente Philippsen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Documenta Praehistorica, Vol 42 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1408-967X
1854-2492
DOI: 10.4312/dp.42.10
Popis: This paper discusses the problem of the freshwater reservoir effect in the radiocarbon dating of different sample materials, in particular food crusts on pottery. Charred food residue can be used to directly date of the use of the pottery. However, this material is highly complex, which can lead to various dating errors.
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