The “Amsterdam Castle”: A case study of wiggle matching and the proper calibration curve
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We have performed a high-precision 14 C wiggle-matching study on two oak beams from the “Castle of Amsterdam”. These beams are also dated by dendrochronology. Our two dating methods can only be made consistent using the recommended calibration curve (1986) instead of the revised one (1993).
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Inconsistencies in block definition for the Amstel Castle data could not be resolved and so this dataset has been removed from IntCal20.
“Inconsistencies in block definition (e.g. which rings were sampled) were identified for the Amstel Castle data (van der Plicht et al. 1995; dataset 4/2), which could not be resolved and so this dataset has been removed from IntCal20.”
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IntCal13 and Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0–50,000 years cal BP
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“Inconsistencies in block definition (e.g. which rings were sampled) were identified for the Amstel Castle data (van der Plicht et al. 1995; dataset 4/2), which could not be resolved and so this dataset has been removed from IntCal20.”
MethodSelf-citation‘Wiggle Matching’ Radiocarbon Dates
Bronk Ramsey, C., van der Plicht, J., & Weninger, B. (2001) · Radiocarbon · doi:10.1017/s0033822200038248 · Cited by 432 · see citing works
- Authors
- van der Plicht, J., Jansma, E., & Kars, H.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Radiocarbon
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1995
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 965-968
- ISSN
- 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-5755
- OpenAlex
- W1529443799
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
- UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
- Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- 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
- wiggle matching, radiocarbon calibration curve, dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating
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