Borderline radiocarbon

  • J. van der Plicht
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600001645

Abstract

Radiocarbon dating of peat has its intrinsic problems. This is often caused by mobile organic fractions. For the Weichselian Pleniglacial, another methodological problem arises: the limit of the 14C dating method. This is discussed in terms of bulk (i.e. non-selected material, generally dated conventionally) vs AMS (i.e. selected botanical remains) dates, contamination, background and calibration, guided by a series of peat samples from the Belgian/Dutch border.

Published
2014-03-24
How to Cite
van der Plicht J. (2014). Borderline radiocarbon. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 91, 257 - 261. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600001645
Issue
Volume 91 - 2012
Section
Original Articles
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