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Radiocarbon Chronology with Marine Reservoir Correction for the Ritidian Archaeological Site, Northern Guam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Mike T Carson
Mike T Carson*
Affiliation:
Archaeology Office, Room 117, Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC), University of Guam (UOG), UOG Station Mangilao, Guam 96923, USA. Email: mtcarson@uguam.uog.edu.
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Abstract

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Archaeological investigations at the Ritidian site in Guam provide a series of radiocarbon dates spanning the potential range of human presence in the region. Paired marine and terrestrial samples offer a basis for ΔR calculation, as well as evaluation of the utility of different types of marine samples for 14C dating of archaeological contexts. The results indicate an early period of temporary fishing camp activity in the context of higher sea level and little or no stable beach, followed by larger-scale residential activity in the context of lower sea level and an extensive stable beach landform.

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Calibration
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Radiocarbon , Volume 52 , Issue 4 , 2010 , pp. 1627 - 1638
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