Bone need not remain an elephant in the room for radiocarbon dating

Radiocarbon (14C) analysis of skeletal remains by accelerator mass spectrometry is an essential tool in multiple branches of science. However, bone 14C dating results can be inconsistent and not comparable due to disparate laboratory pretreatment protocols that remove contamination. And, pretreatmen...

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Main Author: Salvador Herrando-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2021-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.201351