This volume holds a datelist of 1195 radiocarbon determinations carried out between 1998 and 2003 on behalf of the Ancient Monuments Laboratory of English Heritage. It contains supporting information about the samples and the sites producing them, a comprehensive bibliography, and two indexes for reference and analysis. An introduction provides discussion of the character and taphonomy of the dated samples and information about the methods used for the analyses reported and their calibration. The datelist has been collated from information provided by the submitters of the samples and the dating laboratories. Many of the sites and projects from which dates have been obtained are published, although, when some of these measurements were produced, high-precision calibration was not possible for much of the radiocarbon timescale. At this time, there was also only a limited range of statistical techniques available for the analysis of radiocarbon dates. Methodological developments since these measurements were made may allow revised archaeological interpretations to be constructed on the basis of these dates, and so the purpose of this volume is to provide easy access to the raw scientific and contextual data which may be used in further research.
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An introduction provides discussion of the character and taphonomy of the dated samples and information about the methods used for the analyses reported and their calibration. The datelist has been collated from information provided by the submitters of the samples and the dating laboratories.
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Introduction Sampling strategies Sample selection and characterisation Laboratory methods Fractionation and radiocarbon ages Calibration Quality assurance Weighted means of replicate results Statistical modelling Using the datelist Acknowledgements Datelist Bibliography Index of laboratory codes General index
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781848023833
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Vendor
Historic England
Vekt
1235 gr
Høyde
297 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Aldersnivå
012, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
394

Biographical note

Alex Bayliss is an author and Head of Scientific Dating at Historic England, London. Peter Marshall is Scientific Dating Coordinator at Historic England.