HYDROXYPROLINE DATING: EXPERIMENTS ON THE C-14 ANALYSIS OF CONTAMINATED AND LOW-COLLAGEN BONES

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...

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Main Authors: Marom, A, McCullagh, J, Higham, T, Hedges, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013