Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones
Under certain environmental conditions, post-depositional diagenetic loss of bone collagen can severely reduce the number of bones from a particular archaeological site that are suitable for stable isotopic analysis or radiocarbon dating. This study examined nearly 300 bones from 12 archaeological s...
| Autori principali: | , , |
|---|---|
| Natura: | Journal article |
| Lingua: | English |
| Pubblicazione: |
Elsevier
2010
|
| Soggetti: |
| _version_ | 1826311304554479616 |
|---|---|
| author | Brock, F Higham, T Ramsey, C |
| author_facet | Brock, F Higham, T Ramsey, C |
| author_sort | Brock, F |
| collection | OXFORD |
| description | Under certain environmental conditions, post-depositional diagenetic loss of bone collagen can severely reduce the number of bones from a particular archaeological site that are suitable for stable isotopic analysis or radiocarbon dating. This study examined nearly 300 bones from 12 archaeological sites across southern England known to yield poor or variable preservation to try to identify one, or more, pre-screening technique(s) that would indicate suitable collagen preservation for radiocarbon dating. The most reliable method was shown to be the percent nitrogen (%N) of whole bone powder, which has an 84% chance of successfully predicting whether or not a bone will yield sufficient (i.e.>1% weight) collagen for dating. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-07T08:07:53Z |
| format | Journal article |
| id | oxford-uuid:3f35a1c5-4d28-43f1-b6ce-1c766e827414 |
| institution | University of Oxford |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-07T08:07:53Z |
| publishDate | 2010 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oxford-uuid:3f35a1c5-4d28-43f1-b6ce-1c766e8274142023-11-10T10:46:19ZPre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bonesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3f35a1c5-4d28-43f1-b6ce-1c766e827414ArchaeologyDatingEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetElsevier2010Brock, FHigham, TRamsey, CUnder certain environmental conditions, post-depositional diagenetic loss of bone collagen can severely reduce the number of bones from a particular archaeological site that are suitable for stable isotopic analysis or radiocarbon dating. This study examined nearly 300 bones from 12 archaeological sites across southern England known to yield poor or variable preservation to try to identify one, or more, pre-screening technique(s) that would indicate suitable collagen preservation for radiocarbon dating. The most reliable method was shown to be the percent nitrogen (%N) of whole bone powder, which has an 84% chance of successfully predicting whether or not a bone will yield sufficient (i.e.>1% weight) collagen for dating. |
| spellingShingle | Archaeology Dating Brock, F Higham, T Ramsey, C Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| title | Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| title_full | Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| title_fullStr | Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| title_short | Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| title_sort | pre screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones |
| topic | Archaeology Dating |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT brockf prescreeningtechniquesforidentificationofsamplessuitableforradiocarbondatingofpoorlypreservedbones AT highamt prescreeningtechniquesforidentificationofsamplessuitableforradiocarbondatingofpoorlypreservedbones AT ramseyc prescreeningtechniquesforidentificationofsamplessuitableforradiocarbondatingofpoorlypreservedbones |