Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection
Egypt has some of the oldest written records and extended lists of named rulers. But radiocarbon dates have only fulfilled expectations 66 per cent of the time. So why haven't the two types of dating made a better match? The authors provide a dozen excellent reasons, which will sound the alarm...
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| author | Dee, M Rowland, J Higham, T Shortland, A Brock, F Harris, S Ramsey, C |
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| description | Egypt has some of the oldest written records and extended lists of named rulers. But radiocarbon dates have only fulfilled expectations 66 per cent of the time. So why haven't the two types of dating made a better match? The authors provide a dozen excellent reasons, which will sound the alarm among researchers well beyond Dynastic Egypt. © Antiquity Publications Ltd. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:32257313-c986-4630-8550-7f3ed0cfd2ba2022-03-26T13:12:11ZSynchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selectionJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:32257313-c986-4630-8550-7f3ed0cfd2baEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordAntiquity Publications2012Dee, MRowland, JHigham, TShortland, ABrock, FHarris, SRamsey, CEgypt has some of the oldest written records and extended lists of named rulers. But radiocarbon dates have only fulfilled expectations 66 per cent of the time. So why haven't the two types of dating made a better match? The authors provide a dozen excellent reasons, which will sound the alarm among researchers well beyond Dynastic Egypt. © Antiquity Publications Ltd. |
| spellingShingle | Dee, M Rowland, J Higham, T Shortland, A Brock, F Harris, S Ramsey, C Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
| title | Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
| title_full | Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
| title_fullStr | Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
| title_short | Synchronising radiocarbon dating and the Egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
| title_sort | synchronising radiocarbon dating and the egyptian historical chronology by improved sample selection |
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