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No Systematic Early Bias to Mediterranean14C Ages: Radiocarbon Measurements from Tree-Ring and Air Samples Provide Tight Limits to Age Offsets

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Manning, Sturt W, Barbetti, Mike, Kromer, Bernd, Ian Kuniholm, Peter, Levin, Ingeborg, Newton, Maryanne W, Reimer, Paula J·2002·Radiocarbon
DOI 10.1017/s0033822200032197
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Existing data and theory do not support a recent assertion that upwelling of old carbon has led to systematically 100–300 yr too old radiocarbon ages for the Mediterranean region. Similarly, the prehistoric tree-ring record produced over 3 decades by the Aegean Dendrochronology Project is shown to provide robust, well-replicated data, contrary to a recent unfounded assertion.14 C and dendrochronology provide an accurate and precise chronometric framework for the Mediterranean region.

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Authors
Manning, S. W., Barbetti, M., Kromer, B., Ian Kuniholm, P., Levin, I., Newton, M. W., & Reimer, P. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Reading (GB)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Heidelberg University (DE)
  • Cornell University (US)
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
ORCID
Venue
Radiocarbon
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2002
Volume
44
Issue
3
Pages
739-754
ISSN
  • 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-5755
DOI
10.1017/s0033822200032197
OpenAlex
W2472178494
Cited by
10
References
6
Citations by year
2014: 1 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 5312 d)
Locations
  • Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
  • UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (9905389)
  • U.S. Department of Energy (W-7405, -7405-ENG-48)
  • Institute for Aegean Prehistory
  • University of the Aegean
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (W-7405-ENG 48, -7405-Eng-48)
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
tree-ring chronology, air samples

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