Tales of middle Mesolithic cultural transformations and marine adaptation: by Birgitte Skar, Jørgen Rosvold, Pål Nymoen

“…In this article we present a Mesolithic hatchet made of bone that was found at the harbor floor at Kirkehavn in southern Norway in 1997. While radiocarbon dating proved this hatchet to be the oldest directly dated in Scandinavia (9884–9480 cal BP), aDNA analysis has identified the species from which this hatchet was made as either bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) or northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis). …”
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Insights into the Funerary Practices in the Dolmen of Cabecinha (Figueira da Foz, Portugal) by Ana Maria Silva

“…The aim of this contribution is to present the human bone collection of the Megalitho da Cabecinha, cross-referencing this data with the original available documentation from the excavation and the chronology obtained from direct radiocarbon dating of a human bone fragment. This approach is adopted to get insights into the funerary practices, and the biological and pathological profiles of the individuals deposited in the dolmen. …”
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Palynological Evidence For Environmental Change In Dieng Highland by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…The age of sediment samples were determined by radiocarbon dating. The result revealed that based on the characteristics of the sediment cores is an indication that the physical environment in Dieng area has changed, and that it affectied the sedimentation processes in the lake. …”

Freshwater reservoir effects in Cis-Baikal: an overview by Schulting, RJ, Ramsey, CB, Scharlotta, I, Richards, MP, Bazaliiskii, VI, Weber, A

“…This paper summarises research on freshwater reservoir effects (FRE) in the Baikal region and their impact on the radiocarbon dating of human remains. Varying relationships are seen between human δ13C and δ15N values and 14C offsets in paired human-terrestrial mammal radiocarbon dates from the same graves in the different microregions of Cis-Baikal. …”

Luminescence dating of the last earthquake of the Sabzevar thrust fault, NE Iran by Fattahi, M, Walker, RT

“…One of the main reasons for this is that organic material suitable for radiocarbon dating of deformed sediments is rare. We investigate the use of infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) from coarse-grained feldspars to date colluvial deposits associated with the Sabzevar thrust fault in northeastern Iran. …”

The reality of Neandertal symbolic behavior at the Grotte du Renne, Arcy-sur-Cure, France by Caron, F, D'Errico, F, Del Moral, P, Santos, F, Zilhão, J

“…Our results reject that the associations result from large or small scale, localized or generalized post-depositional displacement, and they imply that incomplete sample decontamination is the parsimonious explanation for the stratigraphic anomalies seen in the radiocarbon dating of the sequence. Conclusions/Significance The symbolic artifacts in the Châtelperronian of the Grotte du Renne are indeed Neandertal material culture.…”

The use of the terrestrial snails of the genera Megalobulimus and Thaumastus as representatives of the atmospheric carbon reservoir by Macario, K, Alves, E, Carvalho, C, Oliveira, F, Ramsey, C, Chivall, D, Souza, R, Simone, L, Cavallari, D

“…In Brazilian archaeological shellmounds, many species of land snails are found abundantly distributed throughout the occupational layers, forming a contextualized set of samples within the sites and offering a potential alternative to the use of charcoal for radiocarbon dating analyses. In order to confirm the effectiveness of this alternative, one needs to prove that the mollusk shells reflect the atmospheric carbon isotopic concentration in the same way charcoal does. …”

Reassessing the chronology of the archaeological site of Anzick by Becerra-Valdivia, L, Waters, MR, Stafford, TW, Anzick, SL, Comeskey, D, Deviese, TA, Higham, T

“…To resolve this issue, we present the results of a comprehensive radiocarbon dating program that utilized different pretreatment methods on osseous material from the site. …”

The use of the terrestrial snails of the genera Megalobulimus and Thaumastus as representatives of the atmospheric carbon reservoir by Macario, K, Alves, E, Carvalho, C, Oliveira, F, Ramsey, C, Chivall, D, Souza, R, Simone, L, Cavallari, D

“…In Brazilian archaeological shellmounds, many species of land snails are found abundantly distributed throughout the occupational layers, forming a contextualized set of samples within the sites and offering a potential alternative to the use of charcoal for radiocarbon dating analyses. In order to confirm the effectiveness of this alternative, one needs to prove that the mollusk shells reflect the atmospheric carbon isotopic concentration in the same way charcoal does. …”

The late-glacial reoccupation of the British Isles and the Creswellian by Barton, R, Jacobi, R, Stapert, D, Street, M

“…This paper presents a review of AMS radiocarbon dating evidence for human occupation of Britain during the Late-glacial Interstadial. …”

Datarea radiocarbon a unor probe de lemn şi derivaţi din lemn, ca urmare a unor tratamente termice. Un punct de vedere arheometric asupra unor eşantioane de la Mǎguricea Branului... by Corina Anca Simion, Maria Loredana Marin, Elena Alexandra Ispas, Cristian Mǎnǎilescu, Alexandru Rǎzvan Petre, Eugen S. Teodor

“…Radiocarbon dating by AMS accelerated ion mass spectrometry method, used from 2012 at IFIN-HH-Măgurele, offered recently the scientific frame for an interdisciplinary approach, from archaeologic and archaeometric perspectives, applied to wood samples. …”
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New interdisciplinary research on Neolithic-Eneolithic sites in the Low Volga River region by Marianna A. Kulkova, Alexandr A. Vybornov, Aleksandr Yudin, Nataliya Doga, Aleksandr Popov

“…Archaeological, lithological, grain-size analyses, mineralogical-geochemical methods and radiocarbon dating of cultural deposits have been applied to reconstruct the palaeoenvironment in the Holocene in this area. …”
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A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago by Cooper, A, Turney, CSM, Palmer, J, Hogg, A, McGlone, M, Wilmshurst, J, Lorrey, AM, Heaton, TJ, Russell, JM, McCracken, K, Anet, JG, Rozanov, E, Friedel, M, Suter, I, Peter, T, Muscheler, R, Adolphi, F, Dosseto, A, Faith, JT, Fenwick, P, Fogwill, CJ, Hughen, K, Lipson, M, Liu, J, Nowaczyk, N, Rainsley, E, Bronk Ramsey, C, Sebastianelli, P, Souilmi, Y, Stevenson, J, Thomas, Z, Tobler, R, Zech, R

“…We precisely characterize the geomagnetic reversal and perform global chemistry-climate modeling and detailed radiocarbon dating of paleoenvironmental records to investigate impacts. …”

South American indigenous weapons aboard the San Pedro shipwreck of 1596 by Ostapkowicz, J, Brock, F, Wiedenhoeft, AC, Bray, W

“…This paper recontextualises the clubs recovered from the San Pedro, documenting their recovery, and providing a chronological and cultural framework through radiocarbon dating, wood identification and a comparison to other clubs of this style.…”

Evaluation of sample preparation protocols for the 14C dating of Tupiguarani pottery in southeastern Brazil by Oliveira, F, Macario, K, Pereira, B, Buarque, A, Chivall, D, Alves, E, Ramsey, C

“…This study evaluates the radiocarbon dating of ceramic samples from Tupiguarani sites in Brazil, a settlement type dating up to 3000 cal BP. …”

A chronology for the earliest human burials at Cuchipuy, central Chile by Becerra-Valdivia, L, Eyquem, A, Santana Sagredo, F, Méndez, C

“…The bulk of chronometric work at Cuchipuy was carried out in the 1980s, where a discrepancy within the radiocarbon dating results raised questions on the antiquity of the oldest funerary deposits (Stratum 4). …”

Lead and antimony in basal ice from Col du Dome (French Alps) dated with radiocarbon: A record of pollution during Antiquity by Preunkert, S, McConnell, JR, Hoffmann, H, Legrand, M, Wilson, AI, Eckhardt, S, Stohl, A, Chellman, N, Arienzo, M, Friedrich, R

“…Lead and antimony measurements in basal ice from the Col du Dome glacier document heavy metal pollution in western Europe associated with emissions from mining and smelting operations during European antiquity. Radiocarbon dating of the particulate organic carbon fraction in the ice suggests that the basal ice dates to ~5,000 ± 600 cal years BP. …”

Notre-Dame de Paris: The first iron lady? Archaeometallurgical study and dating of the Parisian cathedral iron reinforcements by Maxime L’Héritier, Aurélia Azéma, Delphine Syvilay, Emmanuelle Delqué-Kolic, Lucile Beck, Ivan Guillot, Mathilde Bernard, Philippe Dillmann

“…Six of them were dated thanks to the development of an innovative methodology based on radiocarbon dating. They reveal that Notre-Dame is the first known Gothic cathedral where iron was massively used as a proper construction material to bind stones throughout its entire construction, leading to a better understanding of the master masons’ thinking. …”
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Wybrane znaleziska ceramiki o cechach warsztatowych ze starszych faz wczesnego średniowiecza z południowo-zachodniej Wielkopolski i południowo-wschodniej części ziemi Lubuskiej w ś... by Bartłomiej Gruszka, Michał Kara

“…The artefacts have been dated on the basis of a thermoluminescent analysis of pieces of receptacles (Stożne) and the results of radiocarbon dating (Bonikowo, Połupin, Stożne). As for the occurrence of craft ceramics, the former stages of the Early Middle Ages (approximately 6/7th-9th centuries) are strongly contrasted with the subsequent Medieval times (10th – mid-13th centuries) when this type of utensil was non-existent.…”
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The organic matter of the buried peat soils on bely island (kara sea) by Z. S. Artemyeva, A. V. Yurtaev, A. L. Alexandrovskiy, E. P. Zazovskaya

“…Considerable amount of peat in studied buried horizons, the amount of which increases with depth was revealed. According to radiocarbon dating of peat was formed in the early Holocene. …”
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