Extended radiocarbon calibration in the Anglo-Saxon period, AD 395–485 and AD 735–805
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Radiocarbon dating has been used infrequently as a chronological tool for research in Anglo-Saxon archaeology. Primarily, this is because the uncertainty of calibrated dates provides little advantage over traditional archaeological dating in this period. Recent advances in Bayesian methodology in conjunction with high-precision 14 C dating have, however, created the possibility of both testing and refining the established Anglo-Saxon chronologies based on typology of artifacts. The calibration process within such a confined age range, however, relies heavily on the structural accuracy of the calibration curve. We have previously reported decadal measurements on a section of the Irish oak chronology for the period AD 495–725 (McCormac et al. 2004). In this paper, we present decadal measurements for the periods AD 395–485 and AD 735–805, which extends the original calibration set.
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Data judged too scattered were excluded from the curve, including Irish oak data published by McCormac et al. (2008; dataset 2/6), which had been included in IntCal09 and IntCal13.
“Data which were judged to be too scattered were excluded from the curve including Irish oak data published by McCormac et al. (2008; dataset 2/6), which had been included in IntCal09 and IntCal13.”
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- Authors
- McCormac, F. G., Bayliss, A., Brown, D. M., Reimer, P. J., & Thompson, M. M.
- Affiliations
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- English Heritage (GB)
- Corresponding author
- McCormac, F G
- Venue
- Radiocarbon
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 11-17
- ISSN
- 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-5755
- OpenAlex
- W2162580064
- Semantic Scholar
- 058872162c312d686be3ba6628f28c2d0efe4cdb
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
- UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
- Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
- 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, Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon chronology, calibration curve, artifact typology
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