Seven radiocarbon laboratories: Åbo/Aarhus, CIRCE, CIRCe, ETHZ, Poznań, RICH, and Milano-Bicocca performed separation of carbonaceous fractions suitable for 14C dating of four mortar samples selected for the MOrtar Dating Inter-comparison Study (MODIS). In addition, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) analyses were completed by Milano-Bicocca and IRAMAT-CRP2A Bordeaux. Each laboratory performed separation according to laboratory protocol. Results of this first intercomparison show that even though consistent 14C ages were obtained by different laboratories, two mortars yielded ages different than expected from the archaeological context.

Hajdas, I., Lindroos, A., Heinemeier, J., Ringbom, A., Marzaioli, F., Terrasi, F., et al. (2017). Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples-Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS). RADIOCARBON, 59(6), 1845-1858 [10.1017/RDC.2017.112].

Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples-Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS)

Maspero, F;Panzeri, L;Galli, A;
2017

Abstract

Seven radiocarbon laboratories: Åbo/Aarhus, CIRCE, CIRCe, ETHZ, Poznań, RICH, and Milano-Bicocca performed separation of carbonaceous fractions suitable for 14C dating of four mortar samples selected for the MOrtar Dating Inter-comparison Study (MODIS). In addition, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) analyses were completed by Milano-Bicocca and IRAMAT-CRP2A Bordeaux. Each laboratory performed separation according to laboratory protocol. Results of this first intercomparison show that even though consistent 14C ages were obtained by different laboratories, two mortars yielded ages different than expected from the archaeological context.
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14C; intercomparison; MODIS; mortar; OSL; Archeology (arts and humanities); Earth and Planetary Sciences (all)
English
2017
59
6
1845
1858
open
Hajdas, I., Lindroos, A., Heinemeier, J., Ringbom, A., Marzaioli, F., Terrasi, F., et al. (2017). Preparation and Dating of Mortar Samples-Mortar Dating Inter-Comparison Study (MODIS). RADIOCARBON, 59(6), 1845-1858 [10.1017/RDC.2017.112].
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