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Archaeologic Sherd Dating: Comparison of Thermoluminescence Dates with Radiocarbon Dates by Beta Counting and Accelerator Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

R A Johnson ,
J J Stipp ,
M A Tamers ,
Georges Bonani ,
Martin Suter  and
Willy Wölfli
R A Johnson
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
J J Stipp
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
M A Tamers
Affiliation:
University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Georges Bonani
Affiliation:
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland
Martin Suter
Affiliation:
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland
Willy Wölfli
Affiliation:
Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract

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Sherds can be dated by four independent methods: 14C beta counting on associated material, accelerator mass spectrometry on carbon traces on and within the sherd, thermoluminescence studies on minerals within the sherd, and stylistic form. Age analyses of materials and sherds from several sites are shown in this work. Each technique has its own frequently encountered non-laboratory sources of error. A combination of at least two independent techniques is indispensable for the highest level of confidence.

Type
VII. Applications in Archaeology
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 28 , Issue 2A , 1986 , pp. 719 - 725
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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