High-Precision Decadal Calibration of the Radiocarbon Time Scale, AD 1950–6000 BC
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The radiocarbon ages of dendrochronologically-dated wood samples, each covering 10 years, are now available for the cal AD 1950–6000 BC age range. The decadal calibration curve constructed from these data comprises 1) the previously published AD 1950–2500 BC portion (Stuiver & Becker 1986), to which minor 14 C age corrections were applied, and 2) the new 2500–6000 BC extension.
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The decadal calibration curve is recommended by Stuiver and Becker (1993) for short-lived samples formed during a decade or less.
“The decadal calibration curve is recommended by Stuiver and Becker (1993) for short-lived samples formed during a decade or less.”
From Tell Es-Sultan (Jericho): Radiocarbon Results of Short-Lived Cereal and Multiyear Charcoal Samples from the End of the Middle Bronze Age (1995) · cites this paper as Stuiver and Becker (1993)
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- Authors
- Stuiver, M., & Becker, B.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Hohenheim (DE)
- Venue
- Radiocarbon
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1993
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 35-65
- ISSN
- 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-5755
- OpenAlex
- W2917519108
- Cited by
- 308
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 42.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
- UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (9004492)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Tree-ring climate responses
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Keywords
- radiocarbon calibration, radiocarbon ages
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