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

Documenta Praehistorica

Bente Philippsen¹ 

[1]Aarhus AMS Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Denmark.Museum Lolland-Falster, Rødbyhavn, Denmark.$$

关键词: radiocarbon dating;    freshwater reservoir effect;    hardwater effect;    pottery;    food crusts;    food residues;   

DOI  :  10.4312/dp.42.10

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Univerza v Ljubljani * Filozofska Fakulteta / University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Philosophy

【 摘 要 】

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.  

【 授权许可】

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