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Radiocarbon Calibration by the Date Distribution Method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Paul Muzikar
Paul Muzikar*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN 47907, USA
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Abstract

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A method is presented for calibrating radiocarbon ages based on statistical analysis of a large number of randomly distributed dates. One interesting feature of this method is that it is internal; that is, it allows one to extend a known calibration curve further back in time by using only 14C dates, with no reference to any other dating technique. A serious difficulty in implementing this method lies in assembling a sample of dates with the correct statistical properties.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , 1999 , pp. 215 - 220
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