Thesis
Development and application of an analytical method for radiocarbon dating bones using the amino acid hydroxyproline
- Abstract:
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Archaeological bones are usually dated by radiocarbon measurement of extracted collagen. However, low collagen content, contamination from the burial environment or museum conservation work have previously lead to inaccurate results, especially for old bones, compromising the ability to reconstruct reliable past chronologies. It is reported, for example, that up to 70% of Palaeolithic radiocarbon dates on bones are likely to be underestimates of the real age, blurring the picture of modern...
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+ Hedges, REM
Division:
SSD
Department:
School of Archaeology
Role:
Supervisor
+ McCullagh, JSO
Division:
SSD
Department:
School of Archaeology
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2012
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:6610
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Marom-Rotem, A
- Copyright date:
- 2012
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