Abstract
Radiocarbon dating of peat has its intrinsic problems. This is often caused by mobile organic fractions. For the Weichselian Pleniglacial, another methodological problem arises: the limit of the C-14 dating method. This is discussed in terms of bulk (i.e. non-selected material, generally dated conventionally) vs AMS (i.e. selected botanical remains) dates, contamination, background and calibration, guided by a series of peat samples from the Belgian/Dutch border.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 257-261 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Netherlands journal of geosciences-Geologie en mijnbouw |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| Publication status | Published - Sept-2012 |
Keywords
- HIGH-PRECISION CALIBRATION
- TIME SCALE
- AMS
- MACROFOSSILS
- PEAT
- AGE
- BC