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Sample preparation methods used at the Australian National University Radiocarbon facility

Abstract:: The Single Stage AMS radiocarbon facility at the Australian National University has operated for the past 14 years. This paper presents the pretreatment methods used for the major sample types dated and reflects on whether quality assurance protocols can adequately detect altered materials. The majority of fossil samples dated by the facility are from tropical and arid environments where diagenesis of both organic samples and carbonates is often severe. A large proportion of the samples submitted cannot be dated, and screening and quality assurance methods are crucial. Based on analysis of 250 measurements on bone collagen, quality assurance indicators for bone are revised. From May 2021, the laboratory has accepted dates on collagen where yield >0.5%, %C is in the range of 39.7–46.9, and the C:N ratio is between 3.00 and 3.30.

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Wood, R. E., Esmay, R., Usher, E., & Fallon, S. (2023). Sample preparation methods used at the Australian National University Radiocarbon facility. Radiocarbon, 65(2), 573–589.

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Wood, R. E., et al. “Sample Preparation Methods Used at the Australian National University Radiocarbon Facility.” Radiocarbon, vol. 65, no. 2, Cambridge University Press, 2023, pp. 573–89.

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Wood, RE, R Esmay, E Usher, and S Fallon. 2023. “Sample Preparation Methods Used at the Australian National University Radiocarbon Facility.” Radiocarbon 65 (2): 573–89.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: School of Archaeology
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+ Esmay, R More by this author

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+ Usher, E More by this author

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+ Fallon, S More by this author

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Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Journal:: Radiocarbon More from this journal
Volume:: 65
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 573–589
Publication date:: 2023-02-03
Acceptance date:: 2023-01-10
DOI:: 10.1017/RDC.2022.97
EISSN:: 1945-5755
ISSN:: 0033-8222

Language:: English
Keywords:: radiocarbon

pretreatment

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Local pid:: pubs:1326219
Deposit date:: 2023-01-30

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Copyright holder:: Wood et al
Copyright date:: 2023
Rights statement:: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.

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